The dead will rise in Austin, Texas when Rooster Teeth Animation Festival presents an exclusive theatrical screening of the new Netflix Original Series Castlevania. Set for July 7 at 4:20 p.m. at the Paramount Theater, the screening will be followed by a Q&A with director Sam Deats and executive producers Fred Seibert and Kevin Kolde of Frederator.
Seibert will also lead a “Fred and Friends” panel on July 8, giving fans exclusive news and updates on Frederator properties Bravest Warriors, Bee and Puppycat and more. The festival will feature plenty such panels and exclusive screenings from the internet’s favorite animators, including: Powerhouse Animation, Mighty Coconut, How It Should Have Ended, TheOdd1sOut, Super Planet Dolan, Flashgitz, Neebs Gaming, Black Plasma Studios, Hyun’s Dojo, OneyNG, OnlyLeigh, El Cid, AnimationEpic, BrewStew, Grickle, Starship Goldfish, Howard Wimhurst, FERG!, Andrew Colunga, Monster Laboratory, Gamma Girls, Seth Brady and TheSmashToons.
“The pace at which the Rooster Teeth Animation Festival is growing blows our minds,” said Gray G. Haddock, Head of Rooster Teeth Animation. “We’re thrilled to have this chance to bring fans and creators together to celebrate all that is cool about animation.”
Inspired by the classic Konami game, Castlevania will launch on Netflix on July 7 with four half-hour episodes. The series is produced by Frederator (The Fairly OddParents, Adventure Time) with production services by Austin-based Powerhouse Animation.
The Rooster Teeth Animation Festival runs as part of the RTX gaming and entertainment event, taking place July 7-9 at the Austin Convention Center. Tickets are available now at www.rtxaustin.com.
