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DroneUp International Film Festival will be held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, August 19th – 20th, 2016

Dear dronists,
Do you like summer festivals & filmography and of course everything about DRONES? Are you free on August 19th – 20th, 2016? If so, we have a great trip idea for you! Go to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, there will be DroneUp IFF!
It’s a free and open event that is a striking celebration of culture, music, dances and drone flying. The festival aims to show the beauty of aerial cinematography and its heart is the film contest.
Anyone from around the world can submit their work and try to be the lucky winner! Each night the best drone films will be screened in front of thousands of people and you can win more than € 10.000 in prizes.
The film contest is divided in six categories:
- Nature
- Urban
- Culture & Sport
- Extreme & Wild
- Travel
- Narrative & Cinematic
More about the film contest rules & terms here.
You see, it’s pretty cool! That’s why Dronestagram is so pleased to be a media partner of this great festival!

That’s not all! Moreover, Plovdiv is a cool city! Being nominated as the European Capital of Culture in 2019 Plovdiv never fails to excite with its trendy and affordable cafés, restaurants, museums and clubs. Bulgaria’s second largest city, older than Rome and Athens, prides itself with beautiful and romantic architecture, a UNESCO World Heritage beautiful Old Town, a stunning Roman Amphitheatre and an spectacural ancient Roman Stadium in which DroneUp International Film Festival 2016 will be held.
All you need to do to be entertained and share the cool experience is just to be there! So let’s celebrate this drone creativity and art at DroneUp IFF!