GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – GOING BIG VS. GOING SMALL, PART 1 Hey, everyone. Welcome to “Going Bionic #155.’” I hope all you had a wonderful week. Last week was my busiest since the week my twin daughters were born. …
GOING BIONIC #154 – Originally Published on April 23, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – HOW SECOND WEEKENDS TELL THE REAL STORY Hi everyone! Welcome to “Going Bionic #154. I hope this week has started off in the right direction. As for my “direction,” I’m headed northeast tomorrow …
Going Bionic #153. Originally Published on April 16, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – “42″ TAKES A SWING FOR THE RECORD BOOKS As I’m writing this article, the bombings at the Boston Marathon just happened. I don’t know how to fully express my sorrow over this, but I am …
GOING BIONIC #152 – Originally Published on April 9, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – “WET BEHIND THE EARS” IS (LITERALLY) TAKING OFF! Hey Everybody! I hope all of you had a productive week. Mine has been amazing, and this week looks to be even better. In a …
GOING BIONIC #151 – Originally Published April 2, 2013.
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – MICHELANGELO SCREENWRITING IN ITALY + WONDERCON IN ANAHEIM! Welcome to “Going Bionic,” #151. I hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend, whether you celebrated Easter, Passover, both or neither. As for me, my …
GOING BIONIC #150! Originally Published March 26, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – GOING BIONIC TURNS 150! Welcome to the 150th consecutive weekly edition of ”Going Bionic.” That’s right, we turn 150 today, and I truly can’t believe we are here. To be published this many times …
GOING BIONIC #149 – Originally Published March 19, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – “INDIE FILMMAKER, MEET CHINA. CHINA, MEET INDIE FILMMAKER.” As your eyes read these words, my eyes are struggling to say awake, because I just endured an 18-hour journey from Los Angeles to Hong …
GOING BIONIC #148 – Originally Published March 12, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – READER Q&A: INDIE FILM PRE-SALES AND MORE Hey, everyone. I hope you had a great week. I recently noticed that I hadn’t had a “Reader Q&A” installment in awhile, so that’s what we’re …
GOING BIONIC #147 – Originally Published March 5, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – “ARGO”: POST OSCAR SUCCESS BANKS ON “WHAT’S NEXT?” When I was a kid in in Overland Park, Kansas, a somewhat uppity, and painfully conservative suburb of Kansas City, I spent my nights watching …
GOING BIONIC #146 – Originally Published February 26, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – “WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF WONDERPHIL!” Hey, filmmakers. I hope all of you had an opulent Oscar week filled with unexpected treasures. My “treasure” last week consisted of getting invited to the …
GOING BIONIC #145 – Originally Published February 19, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – TAKING THE (INDIE FILM SALES) TEMPERATURE AT BERLIN/EFM 2013. Welcome to the post Berlin Film Festival/European Film Market edition of “Going Bionic.” Since Berlin and EFM just wrapped up, and my previously arctic …
GOING BIONIC #144 – Originally Published February 12, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – INCREDIBLY DELICIOUS MAURITIUS! The word for today is “Mauritius.” No, that’s not some hip, new German slang I picked up last week, it’s a gorgeous island country of 1.3 million people, twice the …
GOING BIONIC #143 – Originally Published February 5, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THE SUPER BOWL SACKS THE BOX OFFICE! What a game! Yes, I‘m talking about the Super Bowl, and yes, I was there. Even though my beloved San Francisco 49ers fell five yards short …
GOING BIONIC #142 – Originally Published January 29, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – SUNDANCE “FEATURES” HEALTHY SALES As Park City, Utah goes back to being a small mountain town with choice powder, instead of the temporary epicenter of the film world it morphs into every January, …
GOING BIONIC #141 – Originally Published January 22, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – SUNDANCING WITH DOCS! As The Sundance Film Festival kicked off last Thursday in Park City, Utah, one surprising trend has emerged; docs are selling! Thus, today we’re exploring this appetite for documentaries. So, bundle up …
GOING BIONIC #140 – Originally Published January 15, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – (ALMOST) CRIMINAL CONTRACT CLAUSES, PART 2 Hi! I hope you had a wonderful week. My work week was crazy good, as two of my clients’ projects sold internationally, I acquired a hip new …
GOING BIONIC #139 – Originally Published January 8, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – (ALMOST) CRIMINAL CONTRACT CLAUSES, PART 1 Hi everyone. I hope the first week of 2013 has been magical for you. Since I want to do my part in making sure your year starts …
GOING BIONIC #138 – Originally Published January 1, 2013
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – WELCOME TO 2013! Welcome to 2013. Today is the first day of the best year since 2007. That’s what international film buyers believe, and they would know, because they have their fingers on …
GOING BIONIC #137 – Originally Published December 25, 2012
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THE 2012 “YEAR-END” REVIEW + CHRISTMAS BONUS! Merry Christmas and welcome to our 2012 Year-End Review and Christmas Bonus! I know the politically correct salutation is to say “Happy Holidays,” or “Seasons Greetings,” …
GOING BIONIC #136 – Originally Published December 18, 2012
GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THINGS TO DO BEFORE 2013, PART 2. Hi everyone. Happy Holidays and welcome to “Things To Do Before 2013, Part 2.” Today we’re going to explore five more tactics to help jumpstart your …