AZDroneFest is a film festival and UAS Expo designed to educate, promote, cultivate and celebrate the art of aerial cinematography in Arizona. The film festival is dedicated to recognizing the best in aerial cinematography in multiple categories. Attached to the film festival is an education expo with industry panel discussions, keynote speakers and workshops for commercial drone pilots, drone enthusiasts and aerial cinematographers to attend. AZDroneFest is owned and organized by USDroneFest, Inc.
THE EVENT




AZDroneFest 2023
Film Festival & UAS Expo
Oct. 7, 2023
9:30am - 3:30pm
Grand Canyon University
3300 W Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85017
A FREE FAMILY EVENT
FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
- DRONE DEMO
- DRONE RACES
- OBSTACLE COURSE
- VENDORS
AN INDUSTRY EXPO
LEARN FROM THE EXPERTS
- KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
- BREAKOUT SESSIONS
- PANEL DISCUSSIONS
- TECH DEMO
AN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
WATCH AMAZING FILMS
- WALK THE RED CARPET
- MEET THE FILMMAKERS
- WATCH ALL THE FILMS
- CELEBRATE THE BEST OF EACH CATEGORY

FREE General Admission
- Access to the exhibitor/demo area
- Watch all the films

Early bird EXPO VIP Tickets
- Regular Price: $40
- Access to All Sessions, workshops and panels
- Buffet Lunch Provided

Filmmaker Bundle
- 1 Film entree
- 2x EXPO VIP Tickets
- Buffet Lunch Provided
USDroneCast
Join us as we explore the fascinating transformation of music icon Stuart Smith into the founder of The Droning Company.
Stuart, a seasoned musician who has rocked the stage as the former guitarist of the reformed rock band Sweet and now strums the strings with his own group, Heaven & Earth.Â
CATEGORIES
All films must be 5 minutes in length or less and at least 50% must be shot using a drone or UAV (unless otherwise specified).
Films submitted to the "Narrative category" have no length restrictions and can have less than 50% of its shots being aerial shots. Narrative films will be selected based on aerial cinematography only and will be asked to provide a 5 min or less trailer to be used during the screening.
All entries must be through www.filmfreeway.com

Arizona
Length: 5 min or less
Entry Fee: $50

Narrative/Documentary
Length: unlimited
Entry Fee: $50

Landscape
Length: 5 min or less
Entry Fee: $50

Showreel
Length: 5 min or less
Entry Fee: $50

Advertising
Length: 5 min or less
Entry Fee: $50

Still Photography
Length: 5 min or less
Entry Fee: $50

FPV
Length: 5 min or less
Entry Fee: $50

New Pilot
Length: 5 min or less
Entry Fee: FREE

Industrial
Length: 5 min or less
Entry Fee: $20

First Responders
Length: 5 min or less
Entry Fee: $10
SAVE $ WITH OUR FILMMAKER BUNDLE

Filmmaker Bundle
- 1 Film entrie
- 2x EXPO VIP Tickets
- Buffet Lunch Provided
OUR JUDGES
Camilla Dellión
Drone & content creator
Isabelle Nyroth
Yvarbrims consultancy service
Matthew Price
11 Loud Productions
Maxime Pontoire
Emxpi
Merr Watson
Aerial photographer
Sandrine Hecq
Aerial Photographer
Tom Middleton
Lush Films / BBC
Tomas Robres
DroneOfficial
Travis Petet
Spright
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AZDroneFest is governed by our Board of Directors, a group of volunteers dedicated to our mission
Eric Legnon
Board Member - Treasurer

Brandon LeTarte
Board Member
Theresa Maher
Board Member - Vice President
Yasmin Tajik
Board Member
Chris Tinard
Board Member - President
AZDroneFest 2022
AZDroneFest 2021
2021 WINNERS

22 Weeks
Director: Robert Smith
Country: USA


Love Letter
Director: Stephanie Marie Morales
Country: USA


Sleeping Siren
Director: Devon Foster
Country: USA

2020 WINNERS

The Moon
Director: Saunders Staley
Country: USA

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