Congratulations to AirVuz 2025 Drone Video of the Year Finalists!

Legendary content creator Timelab.pro brings us this magnificent drone tour of the city of Kazan, one of Russia's largest and most historic cities.  Situated at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers, Kazan is the capital of the republic of Tatarstan.  Much of the video was filmed over the Kazan Kremlin, the historic heart of the city, which was built on the orders of the Tsar Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century; shots from within the great fortress include the onion-domed Kazan Cathedral and the adjacent Kul Sharif Mosque.     

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot FADAH_FPV was picked as a Drone Video of the Week Finalist and also earned a spot on the FPV Pilots to Watch list for this fantastic FPV video from Greenland.  The video was shot amidst the icebergs off the coast of the massive island, whose ice sheet is the second largest in the world after Antarctica and the largest source of icebergs in the Northern Hemisphere.  At the :45 mark, you'll be treated to some stunning views of migratory whales.  

Top AirVuz contributro Eneour returns after a two year hiatus with this fantastic drone video from one of the northernmost spots in the world: Norway's Svalbard Archipelago.  Filmed using a Red Komodo ground camera, a DJI Mavic Pro 3, and a GoPro Hero 12 mounted to a first person view (FPV) drone, the video will take you over and around the islands, which lie roughly halfway between the northern coast of mainland Norway and the North Pole.  Roughly 60% of the islands' collective land area is covered by glaciers.  

Check out this fantastic DVOW-winning drone video from Iceland, compliments of onlythenico.  At the :42 mark, you'll see the Gulfoss waterfall, one of the island's largest by water volume.  At :55, you'll see the Dynjadi waterfall, in the Wetsfjords region on Iceland's western side, and at 1:29 you'll see the Vatnajökull icecap, the second-largest in Europe.  Other highlights include the the Dyrhólaey rock arch on the southern coast (1:52), the famous Fjaðrárgljúfur canyon (2:15), and the erupting Fagradalsfjall volcano (2:58).  

Top AirVuz contributor and first person view (FPV) drone pilot Skynamic earned a DVOW Finalist spot for this fantastic FPV fly-through of the massive Thyssenkrupp steel factory in Duisberg, Germany.  Located on the Rhine River in the heart of the Ruhr region in northwestern Germany, the mill is the site of the company's headquarters and is considered one of the great heavy industrial facilities in all of Europe.  The facility produces about 11-12 million tons of steel annually, representing close to a third of total German output.  

Multiple Drone Video of the Week/Month Winner zimydakid returns to AirVuz after a multi-year absence with this fantastic international travel piece entitles the Great Outdoors.  Using a DJI Mavic Pro 4, he films himself trekking through some of the most spectacular natural surroundings.  The video does a fantastic job of showcasing the capabilities of DJI's flagship product, which sports three separate onboard cameras, including a 1x main camera that shoots 25 megapixels and a 6,5x telephoto lens.