SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

***SUBMISSIONS CLOSED FOR BOSDFF 2021***

All Submissions must be made at: https://filmfreeway.com/bosdff

*All filmmakers must be 18 years or older in order to enter*

All Film Submissions must be 5 MINUTES OR LESS and INCLUDE AT LEAST 50% DRONE FOOTAGE
All 360° (Photography + Video) & Photography Submissions MUST BE TAKEN USING A DRONE
*All Student Filmmakers entering the Student Film Category, must have a Film Freeway account associated with university email address.

* By entering your film for consideration for the 2021 Boston Drone Film Festival, you authorize that your work is cleared for festival exhibition and accept full legal responsibility for the intellectual property therein. Entry into the festival constitutes permission to exhibit your work at the 2021 Boston Drone Film Festival, on the Festival’s website and social media. All films must be free of copy written music or audio. Jury members are NOT permitted to submit their work to the festival. Failure to comply with the above guidelines will result in disqualification.*

film CATEGORIES

DOCUMENTARY | Give us your most thought provoking story about real life, real people, and real events.*

LANDSCAPE | Shows us dynamic and jaw dropping landscapes, from your aerial view.

URBAN | Tell us the hidden story of perspective, within the heart of a city.

SPORTS | High energy, fast paced, adrenaline boosting. Make us believe we’re the athlete being filmed.

SHOWREEL | Combine all your greatest shots into a film that truly packs a punch.

SINGLE TAKE | The magic is crushing it on the first try. One battery, no problems.

CINEMATIC FPV | The smooth and steady establishing shot missing from major motion pictures.

FREESTYLE FPV | What tricks and flips do you have up your sleeve? So dizzying we’ll have trouble telling which way is up.

FILM EDITING | A film is only as good as the edits it’s made up of. Post is where things come together and magic happens.

STUDENT FILM | Show us how much you’ve learned and how far you’ll go to get that perfect shot.**

* All Documentary Films must include interviews, voice over narration, or subtitles

**All Student Filmmakers entering the Student Film Category, must have a Film Freeway account associated with university email address.

PHOTOGRAPHY CATEGORIES

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY | From vast landscapes to incredible wildlife, take us into the wild.

ARCHITECTURE PHOTOGRAPHY | Sharp angles and clean lines, all captured from the air.

360° CATEGORIES

360° VIDEO | Take us on your 360 aerial journey, allowing us to see every angle from above.

360° PHOTOGRAPHY | Immersive spheres and tiny planets capturing the world like never seen before.

*ALL 360 VIDEOS MUST CONTAIN 50% FOOTAGE USING A DRONE

SUBMIT YOUR WORK!

NOMINATION & NOTIFICATION

NOMINEES WILL BE ANNOUNCED FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The TOP 4 RANKING FILMS IN EACH CATEGORY WILL BE NOMINATED FOR A CATEGORY WINNER.

All filmmakers will receive an email from Film Freeway notifying them of their judging status.
Nominees will be chosen by a Jury of leading producers, directors, drone operators, photographers and creatives.
If nominated, exhibition format digital files and additional information will be requested from the filmmakers.
All nominees work will be posted on our website and shared on our social media.

NOMINEE WORK DISPLAY AT THE EVENT

Only category cinners are eligible to win the Grand Prize.

All category winners + grand prize winners will be announced live during the 2021 BOSDFF Screening.

Photography and 360° Categories Nominees will have their work digitally displayed at the Boston Drone Film Festival Screening (March 19th, 2021) and @bostondronefilmfestival social media and website.

Nominees in the Film Categories will have a clip of their film aired in a category reel prior to the announcement of the category winner.

ONLY THE CATEGORY WINNING FILM WILL BE SHOWN IN FULL.