2025 Awards Presentation
About The Festival
Started in 2020, the Southern California Drone Film Festival celebrates the best of drone cinematography, photography, and content creation. The International festival allows filmmakers, photographers, 360-video makers, and content creators from all over to showcase their work to the world.
Our Commitment
We are committed to supporting and celebrating creative, inspiring, and compelling content as well as all visionaries, and everything drone!
The Festival Comes to Orange County
The event spotlights The Future of Aerial Content and Storytelling and will be held on October 2, 2026, in collaboration with the Pacific Air Show in Huntington Beach, California. The three-day aviation event takes over Surf City USA and includes drone demonstrations, racing, industry workshops, the awards ceremony, and a drone light show.
Huntington Beach, California 
Thanks to our Prize Sponsors
Our Partners
Thank you to our amazing partners whose support makes this festival and drone event possible.
Schedule of Events –
10/2/26
Drone Experience Opens
Drone exhibits, Drone Racing, Hands-on flying, STEM education, Industry sessions & Fun
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
AWARDS CEREMONY
7-8 p.m.
Drone Light Show and Networking
8-9 p.m.
A look at the 2023 festival
Check out the interviews and industry panels from the 2021 virtual festival.