Going Bionic Column

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THINGS TO DO BEFORE 2013, PART 1. As we barrel through the last 20 days of 2012, if, of course, the world doesn’t end on the 21st, today ignites part one of a …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY: READER Q&A – FILM FESTIVALS! Hi filmmakers! I hope each and every one of you had a great week. Mine was filled with rain in usually sunny Los Angeles, meetings, conference calls, sporting events, …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THE TURKEY TROT AT THE BOX OFFICE! Hi everyone. I hope you and your family had a happy, healthy and scrumptious Thanksgiving weekend. Mine included my family, our 12-year old blind dog, an …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – TURKEY WEEK READER Q&A Greetings and welcome to Going Bionic #132. Today’s continuation of our Reader Q&A series is an appetizer before this week’s Thanksgiving feast. While next Tuesday we’ll analyze the distribution trends that …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – READER Q&A, FROM DIGITAL DISTRIBUTION TO SELLING SHOES AND BEYOND! Hi everyone! Thanks for stopping by the 131st edition of “Going Bionic.” I hope each and every one of you had a relaxing Veterans …

Going Bionic #130 · By Hammad Zaidi · Originally published November 6, 2012 Welcome to the 2012 Election Day edition of “Going Bionic.” Since winning 270 electoral votes today is a greater feat than championing the weekend box office, we’re …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – BRANDING YOUR FILM! Welcome back to Going Bionic. I hope everyone had a great week. Attending the grand reopening of the Pauley Pavilion arena at UCLA this past Sunday night highlighted my week. As …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – BRANDING YOURSELF! Hi everyone! Welcome back to Going Bionic. I hope you had a great weekend. My weekend consisted of taking my twin, 15-month old daughters Zoe and Lena to swimming class on Saturday, and …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – MIPCOM 2012! Greetings, filmmakers! The number 36,000 sponsors today’s column, because that’s how many feet above the Atlantic Ocean right now. I just watched The Avengers, The Five Year Engagement and Moonrise Kingdom back to back to back. …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – “GETTING INTO THE ‘INDUSTRY’” – AN INTERVIEW WITH INDUSTRY CORPORATION’S ANDREW MATLOCK Greetings from sunny southern France! That’s right; I’m back in Cannes for one of my three annual pilgrimages to heaven on …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – GETTING INTO INDUSTRY CORPORATION, PART 1 Hi everybody! I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Mine was spent attending the fourth annual Lady Filmmakers Film Festival (www.Ladyfilmmakers.com) in Beverly Hills, which always offers an abundance …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – VIDEO GAMES! I was never an avid player of video games. To be honest, I was never a player of video games at all. While I would have loved to spend my childhood …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – OMG THEY SAID YES! NOW WHAT? One of the most amazing talents that filmmakers are instilled with is the ability (or humility) to deal with constant rejection. However, most filmmakers don’t know how …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – THE SEPTEMBER 11 SPECIAL EDITION Hi everyone. I hope you had an amazing weekend. Mine was filled with writing, reviewing projects for distribution, attending the UCLA football home opener where my beloved Bruins …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – DISTRIBUTING WITHOUT DISTRIBUTORS, PART 2 Hi everybody! I hope you all enjoyed a great Labor Day Weekend. I also hope you didn’t spend your precious time (and money) watching the new weekend releases, …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – OPEN MINDS GROW BLOSSOMING CAREERS The ability to keep an open mind is a unique and rare skill, especially in our industry. Many filmmakers, writers and actors fail to see opportunities beyond the …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – DISTRIBUTING WITHOUT DISTRIBUTORS! One trend that continues to grow in popularity is filmmakers’ foregoing traditional distribution channels in favor of self-distribution.  Unlike most distribution professionals, I think there are instances when filmmakers are …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – READER Q&A SERIES, PART 6 Hi everyone. I hope you had a fun and productive week. Welcome to our sixth edition of our Reader Q & A series. Since last week’s fifth Q&A article, I’ve …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – READER Q&A SERIES, PART 5 Welcome to the fifth installment of our Reader Q & A series. Like the previous four articles, today we’re focusing on questions from filmmakers like you. So, let’s dive into …

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – OLYMPICS-RELATED RELEASES! On September 15, 2000, I attended the Opening Ceremony for the Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. I’d always wanted to experience the Olympics in person, and thanks to my friend Don …