Smartphone Filmmakers Unite in San Diego
San Diego's landmark opportunity for indie filmmakers
Coming to San Diego from the east coast, smartphone filmmaker Justin Ho will share insights and some of the simple tools he used with his iPhone to make his feature film “Broken Pieces” with great cinematography, post-production colorization effects, and more.
Most importantly, Justin is a storyteller with a keen eye for cinematography and is a skilled editor. Justin Ho is coming to San Diego as a contestant in our annual International Mobile Film Festival where all films are shot with only mobile phone cameras.
The concept behind this festival is that if you replace the camera with your phone, you can make films for the cinema and remove a barrier that is sometimes intimidating to the artist. As a consequence of that fact, everyone in the world who wants to do the rest of the work to make a film—can.
“Broken Pieces” (1 hour 23 minutes) is part of the feature film competition this year and will screen with a Q&A on Saturday, April 26 at 12:45PM. The entire film was shot with an iPhone 14 Pro in New York City.
“Broken Pieces” Synopsis: One day in NYC the lives of five people cross paths with each other in unexpected ways, revealing the subtle yet important interconnectedness of their lives as they grapple with their own issues and try to make sense of the chaos that surrounds them. Love is a complicated and messy thing, and sometimes it takes being broken to find the pieces that fit.
Trailer: Watch on YouTube®
Come back for the workshop with Justin Ho “Make A Feature Film with Your iPhone.”
Sunday, April 27 at 11:45AM “Make A Feature Film with Your iPhone” at the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego
Meet music composer, Jason Rivera during an in-person recording of “Indie Film Music Matters” by the SBP Podcast Mobile Filmmaking, hosted by Susy Botello. You can take part in the recording as part of the in-studio audience.
Jason composed his first music when he was at the ripe old age of 4 years-old. He attended IMFF 2023 representing a short film’s filmmaker in another state who could not attend in person. Jason became an instant part of the community!
Sunday, April 27 at 4:30PM “Indie Film Music Matters” at the International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego
The International Mobile Film Festival (2009) is a landmark opportunity for all indie filmmakers in and around San Diego, California.
Share this opportunity to realize your dream to make films using a smartphone as your camera. Someone you know may truly be inspired and moved to be a part of the future of indie filmmaking for every human with a good story and a smartphone (even non-iPhones!)
The entire weekend at IMFF is a unique moment to connect with our global community of mobile filmmakers who have gathered in San Diego over the years from places like Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Italy, Indonesia, UK, Chile, Germany, and others.
Come and gather around, support, celebrate, and connect at the 14th Annual International Mobile Film Festival in San Diego this next weekend 4/26 & 27 at Marina Village. IMFF launched in 2009 as the first in-person film festival for only movies shot with mobile phones.
Check the programming schedule and get your tickets because space is limited.
There are short films, up to 10 minutes long and two feature length films screening at this year’s 14th edition.
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