Fade In To Film | International Mobile Film Festival

Fade In To Film

Bringing Indie Filmmaking Topics affecting smartphone and independent filmmakers, to bridge the gap between indie and mobile.

S. Botello Productions™ (based in San Diego, California) has initiated a new program bridging the mobile and indie film communities with ongoing discussions presented by the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking, hosted by Susy Botello.

Fade In To Film completed one full year of panel discussions as of July 2024. Our first episode was published July 18, 2023 with several recurring panelists.

Moving forward in 2025, FITF is a topic-based discussion with host Susy Botello and guests. We continue our quest to bridge the gap between indie filmmakers and smartphone/mobile filmmakers on a positive light.

Fade In To Film (FITF) is a series by the SBP Podcast, where we discuss topics and events of interest to indie and smartphone filmmakers.

There’s a wide and diverse level of expertise that exists in smartphone filmmaking. There are professionals and novices making movies with smartphones. They inspire one another.

The SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking is a free resource open to the public. Subscribe Free!

SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking launched in 2017.

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Fade In To Film (FITF) is a topics based series within the SBP Podcast, covering topics of interest affecting the indie and smartphone filmmaking community jointly, with a foundation in storytelling through film.

Each episode in the series is presented to our listeners within our regular podcast programming. Fade In To Film inaugurated July 18, 2023 with the 150th episode of the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking.

We continue our efforts to solidify the connection between indie and mobile filmmaking.

IN-PERSON RECORDING APRIL 28

IMFF 2024

Podcast host Susy Botello and founding FITF panelists Levi Austin Morris, Ryan McDonald and Joey Min attended IMFF 2024 in San Diego and recorded a live in-person episode of “Fade In To Film.”

Pictured left to right: Joey Min, Levi Austin Morris, Ryan McDonald and Susy Botello. Sunday, April 28, 2024 during IMFF in San Diego, California.

The Podcast

SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking is the leading mobile filmmaking podcast bringing a voice to the mobile film and video industry exclusively, since 2017.

The Voice of Mobile Film™ is for everyone who ever wanted to or is curious about making movies and videos using smartphones. S. Botello Productions (SBP) is a pioneer in the mobile filmmaking industry. Hosted, produced and edited by Susy Botello. No AI.

The SBP Podcast continues to bring listeners and subscribers in-depth conversations with members of the community, and industry experts.

The SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking is completely free! You can listen free and download a free MP3 audio file to listen offline. Susy hosts, produces, edits–she does all the work to promote indie filmmakers using smartphones to make films.

Susy’s an advocate for mobile filmmaking, with a mission to inspire everyone around the world with a dream to make movies. The podcast is an expense, a gift to you. Please consider becoming a patron on Patreon or BuyMeACoffee if you enjoy the show. Thank you!

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Host and moderator Susy Botello, leads the ongoing series “Fade In To Film” with industry guests.

FADE IN TO FILM

Susy Botello is a pioneer and passionate avid advocate for artists, video producers and filmmakers, and is the founder of the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego launched in 2009.

San Diego, California

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Joey Min is the co-founder of Art School Dropouts, an east coast based digital media group that creates weekly original narrative-driven “feel-good” content on YouTube. Founders Joey Min and Stephanie Pham attended IMFF 2024 and presented a smartphone workshop on action filmmaking.

Watch No Budget Zorro, shot with smartphones, which was presented during their presentation at IMFF. We’re grateful for their support of our work.

New Jersey

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WHERE TO LISTEN

Listen to all episodes of the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking including Fade In To Film episodes in your current podcast app, or online on the website. You can download an MP3 audio file (free) to listen offline anytime, anywhere. All rights reserved.

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