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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.
Wednesday, May 21 San Diego, California
Newest and latest Episode of the SBP Podcast now ready to inspire you.
New category for IMFF 2026’s Short Film Competition was announced officially during the in-person IMFF 2025, Sunday, April 27.
Watch the Announcement published May 10!
A Very Special IMFF 2025 Lab Session
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
Read an article and listen to an interview with Justin Ho in episode 213 of the SBP Podcast in Part One of a two-part interview.
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” 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!
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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 the stars and celebrities you are. We believed you could make cinematic films for the big screen using mobile phones before YouTube!
PODCAST UPDATE! The SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking is back into it after a very busy couple of months with the festival organizing.
A smartphone filmmaking podcast with over 210 episodes, SBP Podcast is the best free resource for everyone at all levels of aptitude. Audio only so you can listen anytime, even while driving. Audio only podcasts are the most accessible format for podcasting. SBP Podcast works well with lower bandwidths and has enabled free downloads, so you can download them as MP3s to listen without internet access or cell service, on just about any device or computer.
Episodes are full in-depth interviews with filmmakers, discussions and more. Hosted by Susy Botello.
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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.
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 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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Social Media apps and websites are limiting content creators’ reach with their community by making it harder to see each other.
The most popular social media platforms are increasingly becoming undependable and it’s having an increasing negative effect on small independent creators and companies like ours, that support filmmakers, artists and creators.
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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.
Connect 2025: Supporting Mobile Filmmakers since 2009. Get involved. This is how we get around the social media conundrum.
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