The Thunderbird Drone Festival offers drone filmmakers and photographers from all over the globe the opportunity to submit their drone content for a chance at awards, prizes, and industry recognition.
Submissions are now closed!
Thunderbird Drone Festival will kick off the festivities on October 4th with a film/photo awards show at the OSU Tulsa Conference Center.
The event will showcase the world's best drone films and photos across various categories. The films and photos featured in the festival will be hand-selected by a professional jury, including Emmy award winners. Prizes will be awarded and attendees can celebrate together at a VIP after-party.
Immediately following the awards show, our friends at Dynamic Skies Drone Light Shows will release a fleet of 100 synchronized drones that will light up the Tulsa night sky!
*Attendees must a VIP ticket to attend the after-party.
2024 Official Nominees
Congratulations! We are thrilled to announce the official 2024 Thunderbird Drone Festival nominees. Below is the list, presented in no particular order. Thank you for your incredible work and for being part of this exciting event!
Landscape, Architecture, & Sports
Chris Tangey • Living Australia
Luca Putzer • Iraq | Beyond misconceptions.
Pavlo Vasylyshyn • Shadows of the Past
FPV
Joshua Sol Turner • Shanghai Cinematic FPV
Noah Malin • My Best FPV Drone Shots
JayByrd Films - Jay Christensen • Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad FPV One Take
First-Time Filmmaker
Nick Smith • In the Field 2023
Sergio Cuervo Ramiro • My Story - Part I
Aleksandr Ivanov • The Highlands. A source of pure inspiration.
Narrative, Dronie, & More
David Pardo Navalón • "Iceland: The Awakening of the Senses"
Guillermo García Castell • The Dream Of Madeira
Alen Tkalcec • We All Start Somewhere
Made By Oklahoman - Still Photography
Ralph Bernhardt • Sunset at Oral Roberts University
Bret Cromwell • The Gulf Shore Signal
Shey Oliver • Urban Sunset
Mike Creef • Tulsa Skyline w/ Storm
Kevin Oravetz • Rain from the West
Braden Jarvis • Oklahoma City Skyline
Jim Norris • Harvest 2024
Daren Clodio • Lake Hefner Sunset
James Simpson • Urban Sprawl
Made By Oklahoman - Drone Film
Jared L Vencl • Schnaithman Harvest
Michael Zubach • Oklahoma FPV
Braden Jarvis • Endless Horizons
Showreel & Commercial
Joanna L Steidle • Marine Life Showreel, Southampton to Montauk, NY
Arkadiusz Kusalewicz • FPV AERIALS VIDEOREEL
CUMHUR BUYUKTAS • Finance City
Student Film
Louisa Royer • A Day at the Lake
Ilysa Spencer • Kuinerraq
Still Photography - Nature
Doug Armknecht • Kansas Harvest Sunset
Nick Smith • Gator Boys
James Simpson • Nature's Layers
Braden Jarvis • Textures of Utah
Raf Willems • Salt Lake in Utah
Joanna L Steidle • Diving II
Still Photography - Architecture
Chris TJ DeGuzman • Parking Lot C
Kara Murphy • Copper Peak Plan B
Vitaly Golovatyuk • Not A Small HK Island
John Huang • City Frame
James Simpson • A Temple in Twilight
Matt Dutcher • Graffiti Towers