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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.

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Submit your films to IMFF 2025 today! Deadlines begin October 19!

OCTOBER 19: Regular Deadline for Feature Films

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SBP Podcast turns Seven years old in October. Listen to the 200th Episode October 1st!

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Announcement: The SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking is now on YouTube Music.

Wow! 200 episodes of the mobile filmmaking podcast dropped October 1st 2024. We celebrate all our listeners and guests with this episode. We discuss the $75M movie shot with iPhone and more relevant topics. Listen now.

The SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking is The voice of mobile film™.

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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!

IMFF 2024

Every Submission receives a gift from Videomaker! Our partnership offers a one free year digital subscription to Videomaker magazine when you submit your project to IMFF 2025.

Each subscription features tips and tricks, buyer’s guides for filmmaking equipment, and various editorial content regarding the industry of video. Submissions for IMFF 2025 are open.

Read the details and criteria.

Read testimonials from the filmmakers.


Newest and latest Episode of the SBP Podcast now ready to inspire you!

large group of filmmakers pose in front of a marina.
IMFF 2023: Welcome to our community of global smartphone filmmakers! We look forward to celebrating you at the 2025 14th Edition of the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego, California. The red carpet is in your pocket!™

The short film, Lost and Found in Dubai by Vasilis Billy Blioumis, still warms our hearts with its profound message and story. It won an award at the 2015 edition of our film festival. If you missed it, you can watch it now. It was shot with a Samsung Note 4.

Synopsis: A Filipina maid lost the child she takes care of. The diverse people of Dubai are willing to help her create a united nation’s search in Dubai’s park.

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Watch the video about San Diego’s IMFF!

Shot with an iPhone, edited in iMovie and music created with Garageband. No ads or distractions, watch this story. The entire production for this video was completed in just over 24 hours.

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A screen grab from a post on LinkedIn in the San Diego Video Production Network group, dated July 3, 2009. "Enter your mobile film shot on your mobile phone into the International Mobil Film Festival™ in San Diego's Community Stories Category free."
Above is a screen grab from years ago, months after promoting our new film festival for films shot with mobile phone cameras for the big screen in San Diego. We created our first category: Community Stories. It was the only category we had for a few years because we didn’t want to limit you to specific categories as long as you shot your films with your phone. The date on the image is from July 3, 2009.
MOBILE FILMMAKING PODCAST HISTORY: This logo was created by Susy Botello September 9, 2012. An idea to start a podcast for mobile filmmakers in 2012? She let it rest four years before diving in again about a year before publishing it October 2017 as the SBP Podcast. Never give up on your ideas. The SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking is thriving with over 185 full episodes.

Want to start your own podcast?

If you are interested in learning how to start a podcast and bring a voice to your community? Contact us for a consultation.

Listen to the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking in your favorite podcast app: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora, iHeart, and more!


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 festival founder Susy Botello share her personal story.

This story is also on the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmakin. Listen to episode 143 of the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking online, download an MP3, or listen in your own app.


ARE YOU AWARE OF OUR SPECIAL PROGRAM? Community Stories is a program that launched almost concurrently with our film festival. We launched this program in July 2009. The program was the first category in the festival. Now it’s a stand-alone program included in the festival when appropriate. The concept is that stories told from within a community or culture are the most powerful. Read more.

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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.

My passion keeps growing stronger over time. 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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