RTX at Home, a virtual Rooster Teeth event taking place July 8-17, is thrilled to announce the RTX at Home Animation Festival panel lineup. The Festival brings fans together from across the globe to celebrate the coolest and most beloved animation today.
Last year, RTX at Home garnered over 1.7 million views on RTX content across Rooster Teeth apps and social media. The schedule announced today brings together creators, writers, producers, talent and personalities from some of the most beloved animated Rooster Teeth shows to share exclusive reveals from their series, announcements and more. RTX at Home Animation Festival will stream live on RoosterTeeth.com and Rooster Teeth apps.
RTX at Home Animation Festival programming schedule:
RWBY | July 9, 12:00 PM CT | Join the cast and crew for exclusive sneak peeks at Volume 9 and first looks at products from the expanding RWBY universe! Writers and directors Kerry Shawcross, Eddy Rivas and Miles Luna are accompanied by supervising producer Laura Yates and lead voice actresses Lindsay Jones (Ruby Rose), Kara Eberle (Weiss Schnee), Arryn Zech (Blake Belladonna) and Barbara Dunkelman (Yang Xiao Long).
WEBTOON: Webcomic to Animation | July 9, 4:00 PM CT | Join Rooster Teeth’s animation team as they speak with WEBTOON’s Annie LaHue about the challenges of bringing a webcomic to life, creative adaptations, the animation pipeline, and what it takes to tell a great story.
The Animated Adventures Panel of Adventure | July 10, 12:00 PM CT | Do you like animated adventures? We do, too, so join us as we talk about everything RTAA, Achievement Hunter Animated and Face Jam Animated! Or, we might just talk about other things. Honestly, we’re just here for a good time.
From Art to Story: Story Artists in Animation | July 10, 1:00 PM CT | Moderated by Rooster Teeth Animation Director Yssa Badiola, this panel brings together creators and industry professionals to talk about the art and science behind animation: Elizabeth Ito, creator of City of Ghosts on Netflix, Emi Yonemura, director and board artist for Crunchyroll Original series Onyx Equinox, and Dan Duncan, Supervising Director on Rooster Teeth’s gen:LOCK, premiering Season 2 on HBO Max.
Neon Konbini | July 11, 2:00 PM CT | The minds behind Rooster Teeth’s new anthology series Neon Konbini come together for the first time ever to talk about making the show. From the re-dubbed anime STAR Bursters to the show about a coffee bean finding his place in the world, the gang dives deep into the creative process and everything in between.
RWBY Beyond | July 12, 1:00 PM CT | Join us for an exciting, jam-packed panel full of news about upcoming RWBY partnerships and products, including our upcoming video game from WayForward, the next book from Scholastic, new toys/collectibles, and more fun surprises! You won’t want to miss all the amazing reveals we have in store for fans, both new and old!
Women in Animation | July 12, 3:00 PM CT | Women in Animation (WIA) is a non-profit organization that strives to support and promote female animators. Join some amazing industry-creative female leaders and members of WIA as they share their experiences which have allowed them to become writers and directors of their own animation content.
RTX Virtual Cosplay Contest | July 12, 4:00 PM CT | Join us as this year’s judges present both cosplay finalists and winners for Best Re-Creation, Best Original Design, Best Workmanship, Best Prop Skills, and the Overall 2021 Winner.
Red vs. Blue: Zero | July 13, 1:00 PM CT | The cast and crew will discuss the show’s future and give you a sneak peek at what’s next!
The Ship-it Show LIVE | July 13, 4:00 PM CT | Come aboard our Love Boat! Tara Strong & Greg Cipes host fellow actors, writers, creators, artists and cosplayers to celebrate shipping. For this panel, they are joined by Eric Bauza, known for his Looney Tunes voice actor work. Let’s geek out together in a place where nobody is weird because everybody is weird.
A Decade of Death Battle | July 15, 2:00 PM CT | IT’S TIME FOR DEATH BATTLE PANEL! Join Wiz and Boomstick as we look back on the past 10 years of DEATH BATTLE, delve deeper with the creators of your favorite match-ups, and get a look at what’s to come!
Recreyo LIVE | July 16, 3:00 PM CT | A group of friends gets thrown into different worlds to make bad decisions, but this time it’s live. It’s DnD without the dice.
Essential to the RTX experience, Rooster Teeth is offering more ways to connect with its talent this year. Meet & Greet tickets are now available for community members to experience a two-minute, one-on-one video chat with their favorite Rooster Teeth personality. Additionally, Personalized Video Recordings are also now available for purchase. Receive a special message from select Rooster Teeth staff or get one as a unique surprise gift for a friend.
Tickets are now available for Rooster Teeth FIRST members at events.loopedlive.com/rtx and will become available to the general public on May 29, at 11:00 AM CT.
RTX at Home will invite the worldwide Rooster Teeth fandom to watch panels, catch exclusive reveals from their favorite series and join in on virtual events that will bring fans together from around the world to celebrate their love of all things Rooster Teeth. RTX at Home will stream live on RoosterTeeth.com and the Rooster Teeth apps, with all of the panel programming available at no charge.
Stay in the loop with updates from RTX at Home by RSVPing at https://rtxevent.com/rsvp.
