With the third annual New York City Drone Film Festival set to take place in March, the Best of Show will be walking away with an amazing prize package thanks to event sponsors Freefly and RED. If you want a shot at this list of equipment you better act now — submission deadline is January 8!
NEW YORK, NY, Dec. 28, 2016 — The Best in Show winner at the 2017 New York City Drone Film Festival will receive $75,000 worth of camera and drone gear courtesy of festival sponsors and professional cinematography industry leaders Freefly and RED.
The prize includes:
* FREEFLY MŌVI PRO
* FREEFLY ALTA 8
* EPIC-W
* DSMC2 JETPACK-SDI EXPANDER
* DSMC2 RED TOUCH 4.7″ LCD
* DSMC2 LEMO ADAPTOR PAC
* RED MINI-MAG 512GB
* DSMC CANON MOUNT
The deadline for submissions for the New York City Drone Film Festival, the world’s first and largest film festival dedicated to works filmed by drones, has been extended to January 8, 2017 to accommodate filmmakers who’d like a chance at winning this prize package. To submit a film, visit www.nycdronefilmfestival.com
Awards will be presented in 13 categories, including narrative, landscape, extreme sports, still photography, and more. The festival will be held March 18-19, 2016 with the first day at NYU’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts and the second day hosted at The Liberty Science Center.
To view some of 2016’s best drone footage, last year’s films in competition can be accessed athttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnFHotataNI
The Festival Jury includes Chase Jarvis (Photographer, Director), Ty Evans (Director), Philip Bloom (Cinematographer, Director), Nelson George (Journalist), Indrani (Photographer, Director), Eric Cheng (Facebook), and more to be announced.
The NYC Drone Film Festival is the world’s first and largest event exclusively dedicated to celebrating the art of drone cinema. The festival provides a platform for aerial filmmakers to showcase their work, shot anywhere in the world, emphasizing innovative storytelling, flight technique, and aesthetic beauty. 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 cinema fan community.
Wow. That is some prize. $75,000 of drone and camera equipment. Have to say the drone films were absolutely fantastic last year.