Full service Dutch drone company
FLYING HIGH-END CAMERAS AROUND THE WORLD
Kiwi Aerial Shots is a fully certified Dutch aerial cinematography company with over 14 years of technical and creative experience on professional film sets worldwide. We deliver aerial footage using drones and helicopters for feature films, commercials, sports productions, corporate films and large-scale immersive productions. As a professional drone department, we work with the best cinema setups, from heavy-lift platforms carrying ARRI and RED cameras to high-speed FPV drones and the DJI Inspire 3. Beyond our standard systems, we design and build fully custom drone configurations for productions that demand something different, including our proprietary drone lighting systems and the Immersive Condor for flying-theatre productions.
As a fully European-certified operator, our aerial units are cleared to work in city centres including Amsterdam and Rotterdam, near airports, in port and industrial areas, and in close proximity to talent on film sets. Get in touch for any questions or a quote. We are happy to think along on what we can do for your production.
WHAT WE DO
Cutting-Edge Drones & Custom Engineering
FPV | HEAVY-LIFTERS | INSPIRE 3 | ALEXA | RED | CUSTOM BUILD
Our base is the Kiwi workshop in Amsterdam Noord: a large space filled with drones, propellers, gimbals, cameras, 3D printers and a CNC mill. We spend our days engineering custom drone systems for productions that push the boundaries of aerial cinematography.
Our flagship heavy-lift drone, the Immersive Condor, was designed and built entirely in-house. It is the functional equivalent of the Freefly Alta X, engineered for greater efficiency and full compliance with European aviation regulations. For the DJI Inspire 3 we have developed our own lens adapters, allowing us to fly vintage glass and anamorphic lenses on its full-frame sensor. We also fly custom-built payloads including our proprietary drone-mounted LED lighting systems, ranging from a 2,500W array to a 600W system under the Inspire 3 and a compact 100W light on a small FPV drone. Visit our gear page for the full equipment overview, and get in touch if you have a production challenge that has never been solved before. We would love to work on it.
EUROPEAN CERTIFIED
DUTCH DRONE COMPANY
AMSTERDAM | ROTTERDAM | OFFSHORE | NIGHT SHOOTS
Kiwi Aerial Shots holds an EASA Specific Category operating authorisation, the highest certification level for commercial drone operations in Europe. This allows us to obtain flight permits for locations where most operators are not cleared to fly: controlled Dutch airspace around Amsterdam Schiphol and Rotterdam, port and industrial areas, vital infrastructure sites, locations near military airbases, offshore operations on the North Sea, and night operations after sunset. We are also authorised to fly in close proximity to talent and crew on closed film sets.
We additionally hold an approved Alternative Means of Compliance, formally incorporated into our operating authorisation. This gives us additional operational flexibility when flying in and around populated environments, which in practice opens up more options on complex shoot locations in urban and industrial settings. Our team actively monitors Dutch and European drone regulations. Changes in legislation, airspace classifications or permit procedures are incorporated into our operations immediately. This means we always know what is possible at a specific location and can advise productions quickly and accurately. For questions about a specific location or to review our certifications and insurance documents, please get in touch or visit our company facts page.