WE ARE KIWI

Cinematographers of the air

AERIAL SHOTS SPECIALISTS WITH A PASSION FOR TECHNOLOGY

Kiwi Aerial Shots is a certified Dutch drone company that was founded over thirteen years ago by Kim Hoogervorst and Willem de Groot, therefore our name Ki-Wi! The foundation of it all was the fascination and technical challenge of building stabilized flying cameras at a time when drones didn’t exist. Because of these early insights, we are now a true specialist and market leader when it comes to professional aerial cinematography as we still work from our passion for beautiful images and awesome technics. Therefore our mission statement is; “Realising your unrestricted aerial cinematography requests!”

TOM VAN OIJEN

Tom van Oijen is the second owner, camera operator and all-round project manager of Kiwi. Always looking for new challenging assignments and managing the company so we can keep on pushing! tom@kiwi-aerialshots.nl

KIM HOOGERVORST

Kim Hoogervorst is the founder, RPA-L pilot and the driving force behind Kiwi Aerial Shots. He has flown in the most extreme conditions and has a unique view on how to get the best shot. kim@kiwi-aerialshots.nl

THOMAS DE KOSTER

Thomas de Koster, also known as Thomas FPV. Without a doubt one of the best FPV pilots in Europe and therfore trully proud he is part of our Kiwi team!

THOMAS TE BRAAKE

Thomas is a certified drone pilot with over 10 years of experience flying all sort of big film productions for Kiwi.

STEFAN JANSEN

Stefan is a great all round DoP and has experience with almost every cinema camera out there and our main kiwi Cineflex operator.

VLADDIE DE KONING

FPV drone pilot Vladdie de Koning. Translate his name and you know how good he is!

REIN RIJKE

Photographer Rein Rijke is our Nr.1 photographer when it comes to taking pictures with our drones or from a helicopter.

OUR KIWI WORKSHOP IN AMSTERDAM

3D PRINTERS | DRONES | CAMERAS | CNC MACHINE | COFFEE!

From the beginning, Kiwi Aerial Shots was located in the capital of the Netherlands, Amsterdam. We started pretty small but these days we have a nice big workshop in which our technical team works daily on groundbreaking drone gear. This is to smoothen our workflow on set and create drones and cameras to make aerials shots that were not possible before. With our own CNC milling machine and Bambu Lab 3D printer, we make drone parts that didn’t exist before. These can be small lens adaptors to fly Anamorphic lenses on the Zenmuse X9 below the Inspire 3, but also completely custom-created Heavy-lift drones and our 1000W LED light for unique lighting effects on set. We never received a challenge we couldn’t fix so please let us know when you have something crazy in mind for which our drone expertise is needed. We love to hear about it, drink a coffee with you, and dive into the world of unrestricted aerial cinematography with our drones and helicopters!

"Realising unrestricted aerial cinematography requests!"

OUTDOOR ADVENTURES AND ART PROJECTS

PRODUCTIONS WITH PASSION, ADVENTURE AND CREATIVITY

Next to the full-feature films and big commercial productions, we love the outdoors, we just love nature, and fly our drones in amazing locations on our planet. Dragging our drone equipment to the summit of the Mont-Blanc, through rain forest,s and to deserted beaches is what we love to do as we know how to make those unique drone shots when we get there. So getting involved in small-budget documentaries, crazy art projects, or conceptual video production, please let us know because we are in! Lucky as we are, we had the privilege to film on the Mont-Blanc when chasing a triathlete for five days for the documentary Instilled. We have been filming kitesurfers at beaches all over the world for Chapter one and had an amazing time capturing kite surfer Roderick Pijls in the self-produced documentary The Last Line. let us know if we can be part of your adventurous film production because we can’t wait!

filming outdoor adventures

EUROPEAN CERTIFIED

FLYING DRONES IN AMSTERDAM, AT NIGHT AND HARBOR AREAS

Kiwi is a professional and fully certified Dutch drone company that has its own European drone certificates. In short, this means we can get permission to fly our drones in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and maritime locations like harbors and off shore windmill parks. We can perform drone flights at night, and fly our drones near both military and international airports.

We are also allowed to fly near actors, roads, and buildings when they are part of a controlled ground area. At Kiwi, we only work with fully certified drone pilots and all our drones are registered and insured. Let us know if you want to see our documents, we can send over a copy if needed.

CUSTOM IS KING

We are constantly working on a custom project in our workshop in Amsterdam. Let us know if you have a unique groundbreaking project in mind that will push the limits!

We love adventurous productions

Telling small stories with esthetic shots in adventurous outdoor adventures is what we love to do!

Before drones existed

We where flying drones before the word drone even existed! because of this we have the technical knowledge and set experience you can expect from a professional drone company.

Only the best pilots and operators

We only work with fully certified and highly experienced people so we can always deliver high-end quality aerial shots.

SPECIFIC certified

Kiwi Aerial Shots is a European-certified drone company. We have all the needed insurance and certificates to get exemptions for flying in Amsterdam, in the harbor or offshore.

Extreme conditions

At Kiwi Aerial Shots we love drone productions for which we have to go to extreme environments. The summit of the Mont Blanc or the glaciers of Iceland, we love to go there and get you the best possible shots!

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