Hammad Zaidi

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – SILENT DISCO NIGHT (QUIETLY) ROCKS CANNES! Welcome to Going Bionic, #215. What is a Silent Disco Night? A good start, if you ask me, but that’s because I love Rock and Roll. Okay, that diss on Disco …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – CANNES SPECIAL REPORT – THE AMERICAN PAVILION AT CANNES! Welcome to Going Bionic, #214. I’ve got a question for you to ponder as you enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend. What do America Farrera, (How to Train …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – LOOKING INTO THE LENS OF CANNES 2014! Welcome to Going Bionic, #213, and more importantly, Greetings From Cannes! The 2014 edition of the Cannes Film Festival and Cannes Film Market have been the most robust I’ve experienced since 2007. …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – GOING BIONIC TURNS 4! Hey Filmmakers, welcome to Going Bionic #212, also known as our 4th Birthday Party! May 18, 2014  marks our 1,460th day of “going bionic,” and with any luck, I’ll be bringing you many more. …

CLASSIFIEDS PROMOTED CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGNS TWITTER FACEBOOK GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THE CANNES 2014 KICK-OFF! Bonjour filmmakers! Welcome to Going Bionic, #211. The Cannes Film Festival and Cannes Film Market kick-off tomorrow, so today I’m taking care of a few last-minute preparations before I embark …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – DISCOVERING THE 2014 MARCHE DU FILM! Welcome to Going Bionic, #210! Last week we discussed the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival, so as promised, this week we’re entering the domain of the 54th annual Cannes Film Market.  While I’d love …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – LOOKING AHEAD TO THE 67TH ANNUAL CANNES FILM FESTIVAL! Welcome to Going Bionic, #209! Today we’re taking a peek ahead at the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival; the world’s most culturally and economically significant film festival. Tucked …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – READER Q&A ON MARKETING YOUR FILM! Hey filmmakers, welcome to Going Bionic, #208! Before we dive into to our reader mailbag, I wanted to wish everyone a very happy and healthy Easter weekend. As for …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – WRAPPING UP MIPTV 2014! Hey filmmakers! Welcome to Going Bionic, #207. As promised, today is our MIPTV 2014 wrap up. Last week I reported from day one at MIPTV in Cannes, France. The crowds were …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – DAY ONE OF MIPTV 2014! Welcome to Going Bionic, #206. Having just finished day one at MIPTV 2014; today I’m sharing my “opening day” observations.  I was going to wait until next Tuesday to give you …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – DISCOVERING MIPTV 2014, PART TWO! Welcome to “Going Bionic,” #205. Today we’re diving into part two of our focus on MIPTV 2014. I’m heading to Cannes for MIPTV this Saturday, so I’ll surely give you …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – DISCOVERING MIPTV 2014, PART 1 Welcome to Going Bionic, #204. I’ll be attending the 51st annual MIPTV conference in Cannes, France from April 7-10, so I thought today I’d start a two-part mini-series on getting you …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – IN HONOR OF AUSTIN: MAKING A SUCCESSFUL MICROBUDGET INDIE IN TODAY’S MARKETPLACE Hey filmmakers. Welcome to Going Bionic, #203. Before we get started today, I wanted to offer my warmest condolences to the …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL’S “GRAND” PER SCREEN AVERAGE! Welcome to Going Bionic #202. Today we’re discussing Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel, because it just became the single highest per screen average for a limited release …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THE ‘LITTLE FILMS’ NEARLY SWEEP THE OSCARS! Welcome to Going Bionic #201, also known as our 2014 post-Oscar edition. The recently completed 86th Academy Awards offered few surprises, but one thing it did offer is a …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – WAHOO! GOING BIONIC TURNS 200! Welcome to Going Bionic, #200! That’s right; today’s column marks our second century mark, so we should do something special, shouldn’t we?  In the past, landmark columns like #50, #100 …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – “THE LEGO MOVIE”: A BLUEPRINT FOR SUCCESS Welcome to Going Bionic #199. Today we’re going to analyze The Lego Movie, which just became the single highest-grossing motion picture ever to be released Presidents Day Weekend. The picture earned …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – GREETINGS FROM THE BERLIN FILM FESTIVAL/EUROPEAN FILM MARKET – 2014! Greetings from Berlin, and welcome to Going Bionic, #198! While this time of year, I’m usually bitching about how cold it is, how much snow …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – READER Q&A STRIKES AGAIN! Welcome to Going Bionic, #197. Today we are reaching into our e-mailbag and answering a few more questions that filmmakers long to have answered. As always, my answers are meant to …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – SUNDANCE 2014 REVEALS NEW FILM ACQUISITION TRENDS Welcome to Going Bionic, #196. Before we get started, I’d like to take a moment to acknowledge today as being the 28th anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger exploding 73 seconds …