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Submissions are closed for IMFF 2025
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Below, you’ll find news and updates with links to articles, podcast episodes, details about our film festival and our projects from our advocacy for smartphone filmmaking.
Friday, May 9 San Diego, California
News about our new category, announced at the in-person IMFF 2025 on Sunday, April 27. Watch A Special Premier Announcement Saturday, April 10 at Noon (PST) but don’t be late, or you may miss it!
Announcements!
We were honored to have presented smartphone feature filmmaker, Justin Ho in a workshop: “Make A Feature Film With Your iPhone” Justin was in San Diego for IMFF 2025, from New York.
Follow Justin Ho’s film “Broken Pieces” on Instagram.
#MobileFilmSD | IG: @MobileFilmSD
His award-winning feature film, “Broken Pieces” is an inspiration to every storyteller with a desire to make a full length feature film with a smartphone. Broken Pieces won the 2025 Best Feature Film Award.
“Broken Pieces” screened at the fest on Saturday, April 26 at 12:45PM.
IMFF brings a workshop every year to the film festival. We look to filmmakers in the community who can inspire attendees and filmmakers by sharing how they made a good film with their smartphone.
Mobile Film School (non-accredited) by SBP has been presenting the workshops each year at the festival and locally with a hands-on approach to mobile filmmaking.
Music for your films can be confusing. What Does Royalty-Free Even Mean? Better yet, hire a good music composer like Jason Rivera!
Attendees took part in an in-studio audience during an episode recording of the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking, “Indie Film Music Matters” with music composer Jason Rivera hosted by Susy Botello on Sunday, April 27 at 4:30pm. Listen to Episode 212 now!
Newest and latest Episode of the SBP Podcast now ready to inspire you.
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NEWS!
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A new category is coming for the 2026 edition. It was announced during the festival on April 27!
Welcome to the AMAZING international mobile filmmaking community! Want to join us?
If you submitted a film to IMFF 2025, check your email for a message from us. Every Submission receives a gift from Videomaker!
Your films belong to you! We will promote you and your work, give you the platform to distribute and get eyes on your films, roll out the red carpet, and treat every one of you like stars. We believed you could make cinematic films for the big screen using mobile phones before YouTube!
Read the details and criteria. Check all deadlines.
PODCAST UPDATE! The podcast is currently on pause during our preparations for the 14th annual edition of the International Mobile Film Festival April 25-27.
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Announcing our newest and tastiest sponsor, Chi Forest!
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Watch the video about San Diego’s IMFF!
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Our Story Began on September 11, 2001
Have you heard the origin story of how our pioneering film festival was conceptualized? Did you know the idea of making movies for the big screen in the future began on September 11th, 2001?
Listen to the story.
You can also listen on the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking. Listen to episode 143 online, download an MP3, or listen in your own app.
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Hi there! I’m Susy Botello, Smartphone Film Industry Pioneer and Advocate, Founder of the International Mobile Film Festival & a Podcaster, inspiring storytellers globally.
I’m passionate about my quest to empower storytellers, artists and filmmakers. I give a voice to our global community of storytellers and filmmakers through my podcast and a platform with our festival.
Since the Spring of 2009, when I launched our film festival, I’ve been advocating for mobile filmmakers, artists and content creators.
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