International Mobile Film Festival
@internationalmobilefilmfestival.com
The first in-person international film festival exclusively for films shot with smartphone cameras for the cinema. Created by S. Botello Productions™ based in San Diego, California. Launched in the Spring 2009. IMFF takes place last weekend April annually!
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Stay tuned for stories about the 14th Edition of IMFF in San Diego. It was a powerhouse of inspiring celebration and activities as we acknowledged the future of mobile filmmaking is indie and community.
Photo: Cami on the Cam & Camila Osorio with Deadpool by Chuck Cook.
#mobilefilmSD #indiefilm
Photo: Cami on the Cam & Camila Osorio with Deadpool by Chuck Cook.
#mobilefilmSD #indiefilm
December 24 is the final extended deadline to submit and celebrate your feature film 1-2 hrs. Narrative, shot with smartphone cameras (10% max. aerial drone is okay), all brands. No AI. No vertical. Be inspired.
#MobileFilmSD
#MobileFilmSD
The International Mobile Film
Festival has always believed you could make movies for the big screen with your mobile phone. We are approaching extended final deadlines for full feature and short films.
The Red Carpet Is In Your Pocket™
Festival has always believed you could make movies for the big screen with your mobile phone. We are approaching extended final deadlines for full feature and short films.
The Red Carpet Is In Your Pocket™
December 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
December 24 is the final extended deadline to submit and celebrate your feature film 1-2 hrs. Narrative, shot with smartphone cameras (10% max. aerial drone is okay), all brands. No AI. No vertical. Be inspired.
#MobileFilmSD
#MobileFilmSD
The International Mobile Film
Festival has always believed you could make movies for the big screen with your mobile phone. We are approaching extended final deadlines for full feature and short films.
The Red Carpet Is In Your Pocket™
Festival has always believed you could make movies for the big screen with your mobile phone. We are approaching extended final deadlines for full feature and short films.
The Red Carpet Is In Your Pocket™
December 15, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The International Mobile Film
Festival has always believed you could make movies for the big screen with your mobile phone. We are approaching extended final deadlines for full feature and short films.
The Red Carpet Is In Your Pocket™
Festival has always believed you could make movies for the big screen with your mobile phone. We are approaching extended final deadlines for full feature and short films.
The Red Carpet Is In Your Pocket™
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“At the center of everything we experience is a story. Stories are always evolving. The only beginning and end to a story is the one that is told or the one we perceive.” Susy Botello
After watching Frankenstein with Guillermo del Toro and having listened to him and the audience reactions during this panel in July, in person, I am inspired because we feel a lot in common about the power of our stories not only on others, but for ourselves. ‘Our human destiny is our story.’ -Me.
November 22, 2025 at 4:24 PM
“At the center of everything we experience is a story. Stories are always evolving. The only beginning and end to a story is the one that is told or the one we perceive.” Susy Botello
Thank you for submitting short and feature films shot with smartphone cameras to IMFF’s 15th Edition of the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego.
Regular deadline for shorts is November 19.
#MobileFilmmaking #IndieFilm
Regular deadline for shorts is November 19.
#MobileFilmmaking #IndieFilm
November 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thank you for submitting short and feature films shot with smartphone cameras to IMFF’s 15th Edition of the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego.
Regular deadline for shorts is November 19.
#MobileFilmmaking #IndieFilm
Regular deadline for shorts is November 19.
#MobileFilmmaking #IndieFilm
Tonight PDT at Midnight is the regular deadline to submit a feature film 1-2 hr limit, shot with smartphones (all brands). 10% max. aerial drone footage qualifies.
October 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Tonight PDT at Midnight is the regular deadline to submit a feature film 1-2 hr limit, shot with smartphones (all brands). 10% max. aerial drone footage qualifies.
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For many years speaking and addressing smartphone filmmaking, I’ve tried to convey how our stories are part of a collective story about humanity that includes all of us, if we choose to participate. There are many ways to share stories with each other, but narrative film is the best, in my opinion.
October 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
For many years speaking and addressing smartphone filmmaking, I’ve tried to convey how our stories are part of a collective story about humanity that includes all of us, if we choose to participate. There are many ways to share stories with each other, but narrative film is the best, in my opinion.
Huge shoutout to Zacuto for their continued sponsorship of the pioneer International Mobile Film Festival. We are honored for their sponsorship.
IMFF 2025: Brandin Elmore, Krystle Martin & “Alvin” Alvin Hernandez Revilas. Photo credit: Chuck Cook Photography.
#MobileFilmSD #IndieFilm #actors
IMFF 2025: Brandin Elmore, Krystle Martin & “Alvin” Alvin Hernandez Revilas. Photo credit: Chuck Cook Photography.
#MobileFilmSD #IndieFilm #actors
October 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Huge shoutout to Zacuto for their continued sponsorship of the pioneer International Mobile Film Festival. We are honored for their sponsorship.
IMFF 2025: Brandin Elmore, Krystle Martin & “Alvin” Alvin Hernandez Revilas. Photo credit: Chuck Cook Photography.
#MobileFilmSD #IndieFilm #actors
IMFF 2025: Brandin Elmore, Krystle Martin & “Alvin” Alvin Hernandez Revilas. Photo credit: Chuck Cook Photography.
#MobileFilmSD #IndieFilm #actors
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Trying to get in the right headspace as a creator?
Listen to “Mental Health and Filmmaking” with Miguel Lopez de Leon in EP 216 of the @sbppodcast.bsky.social now playing in your pod player.
mobilefilmmaking.podbean.com/e/mental-hea...
Listen to “Mental Health and Filmmaking” with Miguel Lopez de Leon in EP 216 of the @sbppodcast.bsky.social now playing in your pod player.
mobilefilmmaking.podbean.com/e/mental-hea...
September 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Trying to get in the right headspace as a creator?
Listen to “Mental Health and Filmmaking” with Miguel Lopez de Leon in EP 216 of the @sbppodcast.bsky.social now playing in your pod player.
mobilefilmmaking.podbean.com/e/mental-hea...
Listen to “Mental Health and Filmmaking” with Miguel Lopez de Leon in EP 216 of the @sbppodcast.bsky.social now playing in your pod player.
mobilefilmmaking.podbean.com/e/mental-hea...
Awesome! Alan Chan, VFX Filmmaker and author, gets his hands on @susybotello.bsky.social’s Zacuto smartphone video rig with their micro-boom mic at #SDCC2025. Zacuto is sponsoring IMFF 2026, now open for film submissions (short & feature) shot with mobile phones. #MobileFilmmaking #MobileFilmSD
September 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Awesome! Alan Chan, VFX Filmmaker and author, gets his hands on @susybotello.bsky.social’s Zacuto smartphone video rig with their micro-boom mic at #SDCC2025. Zacuto is sponsoring IMFF 2026, now open for film submissions (short & feature) shot with mobile phones. #MobileFilmmaking #MobileFilmSD
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We had an incredible discussion about the message George Lucas, Guillermo “Can’t get that from an app” del Toro and Doug Chiang. Join my award-winning feature filmmaker Justin Ho and host @susybotello.bsky.social for some inspiring insight about what it was like to be inside the room.
#podcast
#podcast
August 21, 2025 at 2:21 AM
We had an incredible discussion about the message George Lucas, Guillermo “Can’t get that from an app” del Toro and Doug Chiang. Join my award-winning feature filmmaker Justin Ho and host @susybotello.bsky.social for some inspiring insight about what it was like to be inside the room.
#podcast
#podcast
Downtown San Diego is lit for #SDCC2025 and we will be there for preview night looking for smartphone filmmakers! Are you going?
#MobileFilmSD #SanDiego
#MobileFilmSD #SanDiego
July 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Downtown San Diego is lit for #SDCC2025 and we will be there for preview night looking for smartphone filmmakers! Are you going?
#MobileFilmSD #SanDiego
#MobileFilmSD #SanDiego
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Support indie filmmaker @leviaustinmorris.bsky.social who shot”Paralysis” feature film on iPhones. He did research and it’s very entertaining and incredibly well made. Winner @internationalmobilefilmfestival.com 2023 in San Diego. #HorrorFilm #SmartphoneFilmmaking #MobileFilmSD
My indie-horror PARALYSIS is now streaming on Amazon, Tubi, Vudu/Fandango, & Vimeo OTT. I wrote this during Covid and it went on to appear in 15 film festivals and won 10 awards. Shot on two iPhones! Check it out horror fam! #horror #indiehorror #horrorfilm #indiefilm #shotoniphone #tubi #amazon
June 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Support indie filmmaker @leviaustinmorris.bsky.social who shot”Paralysis” feature film on iPhones. He did research and it’s very entertaining and incredibly well made. Winner @internationalmobilefilmfestival.com 2023 in San Diego. #HorrorFilm #SmartphoneFilmmaking #MobileFilmSD
Sunday vibes at the International Mobile Film
festival in San Diego! Early Bird Submissions opened today!
#indiefilm
festival in San Diego! Early Bird Submissions opened today!
#indiefilm
May 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Sunday vibes at the International Mobile Film
festival in San Diego! Early Bird Submissions opened today!
#indiefilm
festival in San Diego! Early Bird Submissions opened today!
#indiefilm
Such a fun announcement! Check it out! A long coming new category for our short film competition! IMFF 2026.
All films shot with smartphones! No other mobile devices qualify (10% max drone aerial footage is ok). Inspire yourself.
All films shot with smartphones! No other mobile devices qualify (10% max drone aerial footage is ok). Inspire yourself.
Announcing New Category 2026 IMFF San Diego
YouTube video by International Mobile Film Festival
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May 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Such a fun announcement! Check it out! A long coming new category for our short film competition! IMFF 2026.
All films shot with smartphones! No other mobile devices qualify (10% max drone aerial footage is ok). Inspire yourself.
All films shot with smartphones! No other mobile devices qualify (10% max drone aerial footage is ok). Inspire yourself.
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This film set in Big Bear motivated me to launch the @internationalmobilefilmfestival.com for all humans anywhere in the world to make films using mobile phones in the Spring 2009. We just celebrated our 14th edition last weekend in San Diego. #filmmaking
May 3, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This film set in Big Bear motivated me to launch the @internationalmobilefilmfestival.com for all humans anywhere in the world to make films using mobile phones in the Spring 2009. We just celebrated our 14th edition last weekend in San Diego. #filmmaking
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May the fourth be with you.
@internationalmobilefilmfestival.com with Dude Vader in San Diego.
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
#mobilefilmSD
@internationalmobilefilmfestival.com with Dude Vader in San Diego.
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
#mobilefilmSD
May 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
May the fourth be with you.
@internationalmobilefilmfestival.com with Dude Vader in San Diego.
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
#mobilefilmSD
@internationalmobilefilmfestival.com with Dude Vader in San Diego.
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
#mobilefilmSD
Stay tuned for stories about the 14th Edition of IMFF in San Diego. It was a powerhouse of inspiring celebration and activities as we acknowledged the future of mobile filmmaking is indie and community.
Photo: Cami on the Cam & Camila Osorio with Deadpool by Chuck Cook.
#mobilefilmSD #indiefilm
Photo: Cami on the Cam & Camila Osorio with Deadpool by Chuck Cook.
#mobilefilmSD #indiefilm
April 30, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Stay tuned for stories about the 14th Edition of IMFF in San Diego. It was a powerhouse of inspiring celebration and activities as we acknowledged the future of mobile filmmaking is indie and community.
Photo: Cami on the Cam & Camila Osorio with Deadpool by Chuck Cook.
#mobilefilmSD #indiefilm
Photo: Cami on the Cam & Camila Osorio with Deadpool by Chuck Cook.
#mobilefilmSD #indiefilm
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I recorded an in-person episode of the @sbppodcast.bsky.social with music composer Jason Rivera who came from LA to San Diego. I can hardly wait to share it. The @internationalmobilefilmfestival.com this last weekend was like an empowering retreat!
April 30, 2025 at 4:14 AM
I recorded an in-person episode of the @sbppodcast.bsky.social with music composer Jason Rivera who came from LA to San Diego. I can hardly wait to share it. The @internationalmobilefilmfestival.com this last weekend was like an empowering retreat!
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Every year since the first @internationalmobilefilmfestival.com, I share the empowerment of storytelling through filmmaking with a smartphone. This year’s fest ended last night and the filmmakers came with that knowledge and left with so much hope for the future of filmmaking. #mobilefilmsd
April 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Every year since the first @internationalmobilefilmfestival.com, I share the empowerment of storytelling through filmmaking with a smartphone. This year’s fest ended last night and the filmmakers came with that knowledge and left with so much hope for the future of filmmaking. #mobilefilmsd
At 4 yrs old, Jason Rivera composed his first piece. This Sunday @ 4:30PM “IndieFilm Music Matters” meet Jason Rivera of Hidden Noise Productions, LLC from Los Angeles in San Diego.
@sbppodcast.bsky.social
@susybotello.bsky.social
#IndieFilm #InternationalMobileFilmFestival #SanDiego
@sbppodcast.bsky.social
@susybotello.bsky.social
#IndieFilm #InternationalMobileFilmFestival #SanDiego
April 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
At 4 yrs old, Jason Rivera composed his first piece. This Sunday @ 4:30PM “IndieFilm Music Matters” meet Jason Rivera of Hidden Noise Productions, LLC from Los Angeles in San Diego.
@sbppodcast.bsky.social
@susybotello.bsky.social
#IndieFilm #InternationalMobileFilmFestival #SanDiego
@sbppodcast.bsky.social
@susybotello.bsky.social
#IndieFilm #InternationalMobileFilmFestival #SanDiego
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Throwing back to this morning’s announcement about our new sponsor, Chi Forest!
#tbt
#tbt
SUPER excited! Announcing our tastiest sponsor for IMFF 2025, Chi Forest! Thankful for Chi Forest’s support of the smartphone filmmaking community at the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego. You can taste the flavors April 26 & 27.
internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/collaborator...
internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/collaborator...
April 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Throwing back to this morning’s announcement about our new sponsor, Chi Forest!
#tbt
#tbt
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Just published! The landmark international film festival in San Diego you won't want to miss out on is next weekend April 26 & 27. Find out why it's one of the most inspiring events of the year for independent filmmakers and content creators. Be inspired. The red carpet is in your pocket™
Smartphone Filmmakers Unite in San Diego
San Diego's landmark opportunity for indie filmmakers
susybotello.substack.com
April 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Just published! The landmark international film festival in San Diego you won't want to miss out on is next weekend April 26 & 27. Find out why it's one of the most inspiring events of the year for independent filmmakers and content creators. Be inspired. The red carpet is in your pocket™
This weekend in San Diego we celebrate everyone with a good story and a phone who uses their phone as a filmmaking camera. Feature length movies, short films, workshop & more!
#mobilefilmSD #SanDiego #IndieFilm
The Red Carpet Is In Your Pocket™
internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/tickets-2025/
#mobilefilmSD #SanDiego #IndieFilm
The Red Carpet Is In Your Pocket™
internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/tickets-2025/
April 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This weekend in San Diego we celebrate everyone with a good story and a phone who uses their phone as a filmmaking camera. Feature length movies, short films, workshop & more!
#mobilefilmSD #SanDiego #IndieFilm
The Red Carpet Is In Your Pocket™
internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/tickets-2025/
#mobilefilmSD #SanDiego #IndieFilm
The Red Carpet Is In Your Pocket™
internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/tickets-2025/
Come and gather around and support, celebrate and connect at the 14th International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego next weekend 4/26 & 27.
#SanDiego #MobileFilmSD
#SanDiego #MobileFilmSD
April 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Come and gather around and support, celebrate and connect at the 14th International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego next weekend 4/26 & 27.
#SanDiego #MobileFilmSD
#SanDiego #MobileFilmSD
SUPER excited! Announcing our tastiest sponsor for IMFF 2025, Chi Forest! Thankful for Chi Forest’s support of the smartphone filmmaking community at the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego. You can taste the flavors April 26 & 27.
internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/collaborator...
internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/collaborator...
April 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
SUPER excited! Announcing our tastiest sponsor for IMFF 2025, Chi Forest! Thankful for Chi Forest’s support of the smartphone filmmaking community at the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego. You can taste the flavors April 26 & 27.
internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/collaborator...
internationalmobilefilmfestival.com/collaborator...