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 10th 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.
2025 Official Nominees
Landscape and Architecture
The Elements in Iceland: A Cinematic Aerial Exploration – Fran Arnau Gomez
DOLOMITES / The Place Where It All Began – Guillermo Garcia Castell
Winter’s Light 2 – Mike Criss
Entre Cimas y Sueños - David Pardo Navalon
Awakening – A New Horizon – Daniel Chong
FPV & Sports
Skiing on Erupting Volcano – Joshua Sol Turner
Catholic Charities Flythrough - Colton Scot Smith
AK Showreel – Ty Clark
Showreel
You Are What You Eat – Waleed Ahmed
Bonita, a short aerial story above a volcano erupting – Fran
Australia – The Beautiful – Chris Tangey
Bangladesh, The Soul of an Unstoppable People-Fran Arnau Gomez
Narrative, Dronie and More
Realidad Es - Cesar Casado
Into the Jungle and Beyond – Sir Obscura
Ode Sea Us – Tasya Menaker
Traveling Alone, Sharing the Journey – Guillermo Garcia Castell
Still Photography – Nature
Nature – Still Photography – Jim Norris
Thunderbird 2025 – Jim Norris
Spinner on the Prowl – Joanna Steidle
Motherhood - Joanna Steidle
Sunset on Pleasant Hill – Amy Mains
Drone – Ufuk Turpcan
If You Build It – Bret Cromwell
Twilight Overture - James Simpson
Steps of Green – James Simpson
For Her – Amir Arsalan
Still Photography – Architecture
Drone Mimarlik – Ufuk Turpcan
Cliffs of Newport – Bret Cromwell
Amir Chakhmaq – Submitter?
Sanctuary in Ruin – James Simpson
Holy Hill Basilica – Kara Murphy
Luminous Lines – Kevin Oravetz
The Classen – Nicole Whisenhunt
1886 – Amy Mains
Oklahoma Energy – Bret Cromwell
Hidden Gem – Bret Cromwell
Oklahoma – Still Photography
Crimson Glow – Kevin Oravetz
Flagship Victory – Kevin Oravetz
Heartland Horizon – Kevin Oravetz
Wonderland - Bret Cromwell
Oklahoma Still Photography – Jim Norris
Thunder Up – Nicole Whisenhunt
Oklahoma - Drone Film
Gathering Place Dive - Colton Scot Smith
First Time Filmmaker
My Favourite Place on Earth: Baja California Sur – Veronika Amelkevich
Eternity - Ty Clark
The Delta – Georgios Karampotakis