UAV Coach Partners with the New York City Drone Film Festival
BY Zacc Dukowitz
5 February 2018Here at UAV Coach we’re excited to announce our new media partnership with the New York City Drone Film Festival.
We’ve been attending the festival since 2016, and we love the event.
Every year the NYC DFF showcases incredible videos from all over the world, as well as featuring panels and lectures by some of the top cinematographers and drone industry professionals out there.
The New York City Drone Film Festival is the world’s first event exclusively dedicated to celebrating the art of drone cinematography. The festival offers an international platform for filmmakers from every corner of the globe to exhibit their work in front of industry professionals and the drone community.
On March 3rd and 4th the NYC DFF will host its fourth annual film festival, and they’ve grown like crazy over the last few years.
To gauge how much they’ve grown, just look at how many submissions they’ve gotten over the years.
In 2015 the NYC DFF received about 180 submissions. In 2016 they received 355, about double the previous year. But then—get this—in 2017 they had over 4,000 videos submitted for consideration.
We can only imagine how many they’ll get this year.
2018 Festival Schedule
Saturday March 3rd
Saturday will feature panels led by drone industry professionals, as well as the main event—the screening of all the category nominees for this year.
Location: BMCC Tribecca Performing Arts Center
- 1pm-6:30pm – DRONE PANELS
- 7:30-10:30 – NEW YORK CITY DRONE FILM FESTIVAL SCREENING & AWARD SHOW
Sunday, March 4th
Location: The Liberty Science Center
Sunday is the NYC DFF’s “Day of Drones”, and will feature demonstrations, seminars, classes, and lectures by luminaries in the drone industry and related fields. We saw some amazing talks last year, and we’re excited for more this year. (The schedule for the day is still being finalized, but you can see everything that will take place listed out below.)
- DRONE EXPO & FLIGHT CAGE
- AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHY SEMINARS & MASTER CLASSES
- STORYTELLING, PRODUCTION & POST PRODUCTION CLASSES
- SCREENINGS OF WINNING DRONE FILMS FROM NYCDFF IV
- MICRO DRONE RACING & FREESTYLE FPV COMPETITION
Want to attend the New York City Drone Film Festival? Buy your tickets here.
DISCOUNT CODES: If you’re only attending the film festival on Saturday night, you can use promo code “NYCDFF 15” to get your ticket for $15 instead of $25. If you’d like to buy a pass to the full festival, including the Day of Drones and panel sessions, use promo code “FESTPASS60” to get your pass for $60 instead of $75.
Our Favorite Videos from Last Year
Want to get a sense for the impressive quality and range you can expect from the videos shown at the New York City Drone Film Festival? Check out our top picks from last year:
DRONIE CATEGORY WINNER
Family Island by Florian Fischer. Read our interview with Florian here.
ARCHITECTURE CATEGORY WINNER
Byzantine by Joris Favraud and Guillaume Juin. Read our interview with Joris and Guillaume here.
EXTREME SPORTS CATEGORY WINNER
Cala d’en Serra by Giles Campbell Longley.Read our interview with Giles here.
FEATURING DRONES CATEGORY WINNER
Drones & Cake by Lucas Zanatto. Read our interview with Lucas here.
SHOWREEL CATEGORY WINNER
2017 Showreel by Koptercam. Read our interview with the Koptercam team here.
All these videos got you pumped for the festival? Buy your tickets now before they sell out.
Make sure to use promo code “NYCDFF 15” to get your ticket for $15 instead of $25 for the film festival on Saturday, and code “FESTPASS60” to get your pass to the full festival for $60 instead of $75.
Zacc Dukowitz
Contributing Writer
A writer with professional experience in education technology and digital marketing, Zacc Dukowitz is passionate about reporting on the drone industry at a time when UAVs can help us live better lives. Zacc also holds the rank of nidan in Aikido, a Japanese martial art, and is a widely published fiction writer. Zacc has an MFA from the University of Florida and a BA from St. John's College. Follow @zaccdukowitz or check out zaccdukowitz.com to read his work.
