Podcast Bridges Smartphone and Indie Filmmakers for Success

Uniting smartphone filmmaking and traditional filmmaking, new program holds discussions with experts on the well established SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking, with its 150th episode.

S. Botello Productions™ has initiated a new program bridging the mobile and indie film communities with a new ongoing panel conversation presented by the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking, hosted by Susy Botello.

Fade In To Film (FITF) is a Bi-Weekly Panel Discussion covering topics of interest affecting the filmmaking and mobile filmmaking community jointly, with a foundation in storytelling through film.

The program discusses current events and news of interest to both communities, with an effort to solidify the connection between them.

SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking remains as a leading 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.

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

The new biweekly discussion panel will add more substance to the growth of the industry providing its listeners with added information about the independent film industry as it parallels the smartphone filmmaking industry.

The first episode (150) premieres Tuesday, July 18.

Listen now.

Host and moderator for the ongoing series, Susy Botello, leads Fade In To Film with five industry experts:

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.

“I am absolutely thrilled to bring this panel of experts to our listeners. I believe they depict the voice of the current and future creators in storytelling and film.”

Ryan McDonald is an award-winning independent writer, director, and producer and the Chairman of the Film Committee for the Egyptian Theatre Foundation Board of Directors in Ogden, Utah.

Levi Austin Morris is a Los Angeles based filmmaker who has been mobile filmmaking since 2014 and enjoys exploring humanity through dark comedy, horror, and lgbt stories.

Erica “ET” Taylor is the smoothest video producer, storyteller, and educator from Houston, Texas.

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.

Jason Rivera is a Puerto Rican composer and multi-instrumentalist.

You can listen to the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking in your current podcast app, or online, and you can download an MP3 audio file.

The podcast is free to the general public and has no ads in its free version. It hopes to continue to provide free access through listener support on Patreon and BuyMeACoffee.

More details: www.fadeintofilm.com

S. Botello Productions™ (2006) created the International Mobile Film Festival based in San Diego, California from a vision during the events of September 11, 2001. Founder Susy Botello launched the first international platform exclusive to films shot with only mobile phone cameras and presenting them in a live in-person venue on a big screen in San Diego.

The IMFF, launched in the Spring 2009, became the first film festival to embolden the notion that you could make movies with smartphones for the cinema screen.

Susy Botello is a pioneer and passionate avid advocate for artists, video producers and filmmakers. She entered the video industry professionally in 1997-98. Her experience includes short and feature films playing many roles, including cinematographer, script supervisor, and production coordinator. Susy Botello earned an Associate of Science Degree in Media Communications with honors, and has worked as a media manager, camera operator, and editor.