Hammad Zaidi

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – GOING BIONIC TURNS 175, SO ENJOY A SLICE OF CELLULOID PIZZA! Happy belated Labor Day Filmmakers and welcome to the 175th edition of Going Bionic! I certainly hope your Labor Day was relaxing and fun. …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THE ART OF SUBMISSION – PART 2 – FILMS Welcome to Going Bionic #174. I hope you’re having a good start to your week. I’m getting geared up for college football to start, and more …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THE ART OF SUBMISSION – PART 1 Welcome to the 173rd edition of Going Bionic.  Today’s article is brought to you by the number 23. No, it’s not an homage to the unquestionably great athletic …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THE ANATOMY OF CASTING, PART 2 Hey filmmakers. Welcome to Going Bionic #172!  I hope you had a wonderful week. Mine has been nothing less than remarkable, because not only did multiple projects of mine …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THE ANATOMY OF CASTING, PART 1 Hey filmmakers. Welcome to the 171st edition of Going Bionic. Today we’re going to discuss part one of The Anatomy of Casting.  No, I’m not talking about fishing and so I’m not …

GOING BIONIC – DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – “THE WOLVERINE” HOWLS LOUDER OVERSEAS! You may have noticed over the past three weeks that this column has been focusing how traditional trends at the box office have been shattered this summer. …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – “THE CONJURING” KEEPS THE SUMMER WINDS OF CHANGE BLOWING! Just when the major film studios thought it was safe to put their tent pole summer releases back into the box office water, another …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – SUMMER WINDS SIGNAL CHANGE, PART 2 – “PACIFIC RIM” RIMS OUT AT THE BOX OFFICE Welcome back to “Going Bionic.” I hope you had a productive and successful week. Mine was mired in juggling …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – SUMMER WINDS SIGNAL CHANGE! Hey, filmmakers! I hope all of you had a wonderful Fourth of July, and for those of you who are not residing in the United States, I hope you …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – CHOOSING YOUR ALPHA DOG! Hey filmmakers! I hope you’ve been well. My weekend was filled with balloons, piñatas and one hell of a big-ass cake. That’s right; my daughters Lena and Zoe turned …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – “THE WAITING IS THE HARDEST PART!” Way back in 1981 when I was 13, I fell in love with Tom Petty’s new album, “Hard Promises.” My favorite song on the album was “The Waiting,” and …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT GETTING AN AGENT Hey filmmakers! I hope your Father’s Day weekend was relaxing and fun, because I very much enjoyed mine. Friday night I took my wife to Julian …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – FIVE MORE THINGS FILMMAKERS NEED TO KNOW BEFORE APPROACHING INVESTORS Hey filmmakers! I hope you all had a terrific week. Mine was spent following up with some buyers that I met with at …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – FIVE THINGS FILMMAKERS NEED TO KNOW BEFORE APPROACHING INVESTORS Hey everyone. I hope you had a great week. I just got back from taking my family to Big Bear Lake, CA, for a …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – CANNES WRAP-UP 2013! Happy Memorial Day, everyone! I hope your weekend was fun. Mine consisted of taking our daughters to San Diego to enjoy the zoo, Sea World, and seemingly endless hours in …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – WELCOME TO OUR THREE-YEAR BIRTHDAY PARTY! Happy Birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday, and welcome to the three-year birthday party of Going Bionic! I can’t believe this column is three years old. Like I’ve said previously, …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – CANNES SPECIAL REPORT #2 – “WHAM, BAM, THANK YOU SCAM,” HOW FAKE INTERNSHIP PROGRAMS PREY ON COLLEGE STUDENTS AT CANNES! Hey filmmakers. Welcome to the second Cannes 2013 Special Report! Today’s article, “Wham, Bam, Thank …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – CANNES 2013 SPECIAL REPORT #1 “RAIN RAIN, DON’T GO AWAY!” Greetings from rainy Cannes, and welcome to the first ever Going Bionic Special Report! Today we’re going to talk about how the one thing everybody …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – “THE BEATLES!” AND YOUR EPICENTER OF CREATIVITY – REINVIGORATING YOUR CREATIVE JUICES – THE SEQUEL! Greetings from cloud nine! If you could see the smile on my face right now, you’d think I …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – REINVIGORATING YOUR CREATIVE JUICES! Welcome to Going Bionic #156!  Today we’re going to take a detour from our “Big vs. Little,” series, in order to bring you something far more inspired and fun, embracing experiences that …