Zoya Akhtar (The Archies), Fawzia Mirza (Queen of My Dreams), and Roshan Sethi (A Nice Indian Boy) are set to join the 1497 Features Lab as Mentors.
Returning for its fourth year, the nonprofit 1497’s annual Features Lab will once again offer robust mentorship, script development, and industry access to elevate and advance the careers of screenwriters of South Asian descent. After expanding the Lab to a fully in-person format last year, this year’s program will build on that success with an intensive Retreat and subsequent Pitch Day. The Lab Retreat will take place this October 23-28, 2024 in Malibu.
The 1497 Features Lab, their signature impact program, entails three rounds of rigorous evaluation by independent Selection Committees to ultimately discover three Mentees to invest in. Each Mentee is then paired with a pod of Mentors – comprised of an established filmmaker, producer, industry representative, and a 1497 Features Lab Alum – from whom they...
Returning for its fourth year, the nonprofit 1497’s annual Features Lab will once again offer robust mentorship, script development, and industry access to elevate and advance the careers of screenwriters of South Asian descent. After expanding the Lab to a fully in-person format last year, this year’s program will build on that success with an intensive Retreat and subsequent Pitch Day. The Lab Retreat will take place this October 23-28, 2024 in Malibu.
The 1497 Features Lab, their signature impact program, entails three rounds of rigorous evaluation by independent Selection Committees to ultimately discover three Mentees to invest in. Each Mentee is then paired with a pod of Mentors – comprised of an established filmmaker, producer, industry representative, and a 1497 Features Lab Alum – from whom they...
- 4/29/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Freeform’s future in scripted original programming is going under the microscope.
The Disney-owned basic-cable network has canceled Cruel Summer after a two-season run and will conclude Good Trouble with the second half of its upcoming fifth season.
Good Trouble, a spinoff of The Fosters, joins Grown-ish in wrapping their runs on the younger-skewing cabler in 2024. Anthology Cruel Summer and Good Trouble were Freeform’s last remaining scripted originals following the November cancellation of animated comedy Praise Petey.
Sources say Freeform executives, led by executive vp programming and content strategy Simran Sethi, wanted to bring back both shows but the ratings for both Good Trouble and Cruel Summer didn’t justify the costs of doing so — especially as Disney looks to cut costs by another $2 billion — and as most viewers watch the network’s programming on Hulu.
The second part of Good Trouble’s fifth season and part two of...
The Disney-owned basic-cable network has canceled Cruel Summer after a two-season run and will conclude Good Trouble with the second half of its upcoming fifth season.
Good Trouble, a spinoff of The Fosters, joins Grown-ish in wrapping their runs on the younger-skewing cabler in 2024. Anthology Cruel Summer and Good Trouble were Freeform’s last remaining scripted originals following the November cancellation of animated comedy Praise Petey.
Sources say Freeform executives, led by executive vp programming and content strategy Simran Sethi, wanted to bring back both shows but the ratings for both Good Trouble and Cruel Summer didn’t justify the costs of doing so — especially as Disney looks to cut costs by another $2 billion — and as most viewers watch the network’s programming on Hulu.
The second part of Good Trouble’s fifth season and part two of...
- 12/8/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New York, Nov 10 (Ians) The just-unveiled Michelin Guide for Washington, D.C., New York and Chicago for 2023 has brought Diwali cheer to three Indian restaurants, two of which got their coveted first star from the guide regarded as the final word on gastronomy. Last year, the number was just one.
The restaurantsare Semma in New York City, Rania in Washington, D.C., and Indienne in Chicago. They representthree distinctive styles of Progressive Indian Cuisine, their chefs bringing their own unique touches to the table.
Semma’s Vijay Kumar, who grew up in rural Madurai and has worked up the ranks, which included being a line cook on a cruise ship, brings the flavours of his memory to the second-time Michelin star-winning restaurant,which gets its name from the colloquial equivalent of ‘super’ or ‘fantastic’ in Tamil.
Kumar, who was previouslywith Rasa, San Francisco, has partnered with Roni Mazumdar and Chintan Pandya.
The restaurantsare Semma in New York City, Rania in Washington, D.C., and Indienne in Chicago. They representthree distinctive styles of Progressive Indian Cuisine, their chefs bringing their own unique touches to the table.
Semma’s Vijay Kumar, who grew up in rural Madurai and has worked up the ranks, which included being a line cook on a cruise ship, brings the flavours of his memory to the second-time Michelin star-winning restaurant,which gets its name from the colloquial equivalent of ‘super’ or ‘fantastic’ in Tamil.
Kumar, who was previouslywith Rasa, San Francisco, has partnered with Roni Mazumdar and Chintan Pandya.
- 11/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New York, Nov 10 (Ians) The just-unveiled Michelin Guide for Washington, D.C., New York and Chicago for 2023 has brought Diwali cheer to three Indian restaurants, two of which got their coveted first star from the guide regarded as the final word on gastronomy. Last year, the number was just one.
The restaurantsare Semma in New York City, Rania in Washington, D.C., and Indienne in Chicago. They representthree distinctive styles of Progressive Indian Cuisine, their chefs bringing their own unique touches to the table.
Semma’s Vijay Kumar, who grew up in rural Madurai and has worked up the ranks, which included being a line cook on a cruise ship, brings the flavours of his memory to the second-time Michelin star-winning restaurant,which gets its name from the colloquial equivalent of ‘super’ or ‘fantastic’ in Tamil.
Kumar, who was previouslywith Rasa, San Francisco, has partnered with Roni Mazumdar and Chintan Pandya.
The restaurantsare Semma in New York City, Rania in Washington, D.C., and Indienne in Chicago. They representthree distinctive styles of Progressive Indian Cuisine, their chefs bringing their own unique touches to the table.
Semma’s Vijay Kumar, who grew up in rural Madurai and has worked up the ranks, which included being a line cook on a cruise ship, brings the flavours of his memory to the second-time Michelin star-winning restaurant,which gets its name from the colloquial equivalent of ‘super’ or ‘fantastic’ in Tamil.
Kumar, who was previouslywith Rasa, San Francisco, has partnered with Roni Mazumdar and Chintan Pandya.
- 11/10/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Mumbai, Sep 6 (Ians) Open Network for Digital Commerce (Ondc) CEO T. Koshy on Wednesday said that maintaining governance and trust building is the key for the digital commerce ecosystem in the country and Ondc has achieved this task.
Addressing the Global Fintech Fest 2023 (Gff 2023) here with Noopur Chaturvedi, CEO, Npci Bharat BillPay Limited and Suresh Sethi, MD and CEO, Protean eGov Technologies, Koshy emphasised that Ondc comes in as a network administrator.
“We facilitate a lot more transparency on how network participants connect with each other. At Ondc, we have put together certain mechanisms that every participant has to adhere to, irrespective of their size. Our legally binding network participant agreement is watertight and has to be signed by each partner registering on our platform,” he told the gathering.
The‘Network Policies’, which are essentially the rules of participation for all ecosystem players, are continuously evolved collaboratively with representatives of...
Addressing the Global Fintech Fest 2023 (Gff 2023) here with Noopur Chaturvedi, CEO, Npci Bharat BillPay Limited and Suresh Sethi, MD and CEO, Protean eGov Technologies, Koshy emphasised that Ondc comes in as a network administrator.
“We facilitate a lot more transparency on how network participants connect with each other. At Ondc, we have put together certain mechanisms that every participant has to adhere to, irrespective of their size. Our legally binding network participant agreement is watertight and has to be signed by each partner registering on our platform,” he told the gathering.
The‘Network Policies’, which are essentially the rules of participation for all ecosystem players, are continuously evolved collaboratively with representatives of...
- 9/6/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (Bcci) secretary Jay Shah reacted to former Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) President Najam Sethi’s recent remarks on the Asia Cup 2023 schedule, stating that Acc decided to host Asia Cup matches in Sri Lanka, despite the rains, due to other teams’ reluctance to play ODIs in the UAE heat.
Shah defended the move after Sethi’s comment suggesting the Asia Cup in UAE rather than Sri Lanka which is currently experiencing heavy rain.
Shah in his statement said, “In my capacity as Acc President, I was committed to finding a viable and mutually agreeable solution. To this end, I accepted the hybrid model that was proposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) in collaboration with the Acc management.”
“However, it’s important to note that the leadership of the Pcb underwent several changes, and this resulted in some back-and-forth negotiations, particularly regarding...
Shah defended the move after Sethi’s comment suggesting the Asia Cup in UAE rather than Sri Lanka which is currently experiencing heavy rain.
Shah in his statement said, “In my capacity as Acc President, I was committed to finding a viable and mutually agreeable solution. To this end, I accepted the hybrid model that was proposed by the Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) in collaboration with the Acc management.”
“However, it’s important to note that the leadership of the Pcb underwent several changes, and this resulted in some back-and-forth negotiations, particularly regarding...
- 9/5/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Lahore, June 1 (Ians) Greg Barclay, Chairman of the International Cricket Council (Icc) and Chief Executive Geoff Allardice have concluded their two-day visit to Lahore. This was Barclay’s first tour of Pakistan, thus becoming the first Icc Chairman to tour Pakistan since Icc President Ray Mali’s visit in 2008.
“It has been great to be here. My approach has been to visit all the member countries and see how cricket and cricket administration operates in their respective jurisdiction as every country and member is different in terms of size, scale, economy and where they might sit in the cricketing hierarchy.”
“The cricket facilities in Pakistan and the cricket programmes are great and now, that international cricket has returned to Pakistan and the Pcb is able to successfully deliver bilateral arrangements at home, I think we’ll see Pakistan cricket reach another level for both men and women, and that will...
“It has been great to be here. My approach has been to visit all the member countries and see how cricket and cricket administration operates in their respective jurisdiction as every country and member is different in terms of size, scale, economy and where they might sit in the cricketing hierarchy.”
“The cricket facilities in Pakistan and the cricket programmes are great and now, that international cricket has returned to Pakistan and the Pcb is able to successfully deliver bilateral arrangements at home, I think we’ll see Pakistan cricket reach another level for both men and women, and that will...
- 6/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
New Delhi, April 25 (Ians) Google has filed an appeal against a single-judge order of the Delhi High Court directing the Competition Commission of India (Cci) to take up the applications moved by the Alliance of Digital India Foundation (Adif) challenging Google’s new in-app user choice billing policy and dispose of them by April 26.
The appeal was mentioned before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad by Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi, who requested that the matter be listed on Tuesday.
“The order was passed yesterday. It is scheduled at Cci today at 2:30 p.m. and the decision has to be taken today. The Cci lacks quorum,” Sethi told the Court.
The bench, however, refused to hear the case on Tuesday.
Pronouncing the order on Monday, a single-judge bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela had asked the Cci to decide on or before April...
The appeal was mentioned before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad by Senior Advocate Sandeep Sethi, who requested that the matter be listed on Tuesday.
“The order was passed yesterday. It is scheduled at Cci today at 2:30 p.m. and the decision has to be taken today. The Cci lacks quorum,” Sethi told the Court.
The bench, however, refused to hear the case on Tuesday.
Pronouncing the order on Monday, a single-judge bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela had asked the Cci to decide on or before April...
- 4/25/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Dubai, Jan 24 (Ians) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (Bcci) and its counterpart Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) are likely to have a fiery exchange during the Asian Cricket Council’s emergency board meeting on February 4, a report said on Monday.
According to the report, the point of contention for the two parties is Bcci secretary Jay Shah’s announcement on the Acc’s calendar for 2023, which the Pcb alleges was made “unilaterally” without consulting them. Jay Shah is also president of Acc.
The Pcb has sought an emergency Acc Board meeting, which Pcb chairman Najam Sethi announced will take place next month, ESPNCricinfo said in a report on Monday.
“For some time there hasn’t been any Acc Board meeting and there were a lot of decisions being made and one of them we have challenged,” Sethi said in a press conference. “Now the good news is that...
According to the report, the point of contention for the two parties is Bcci secretary Jay Shah’s announcement on the Acc’s calendar for 2023, which the Pcb alleges was made “unilaterally” without consulting them. Jay Shah is also president of Acc.
The Pcb has sought an emergency Acc Board meeting, which Pcb chairman Najam Sethi announced will take place next month, ESPNCricinfo said in a report on Monday.
“For some time there hasn’t been any Acc Board meeting and there were a lot of decisions being made and one of them we have challenged,” Sethi said in a press conference. “Now the good news is that...
- 1/23/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Best known for blending classical Hindustani ragas with Western musical influences, Pakistani singer-composer Ali Sethi is a unique find on the Coachella lineup this year. The prestigious L.A.-based festival scheduled to take place in April is one of the most popular musical events in the world and considered a trendsetter in music.
Coachella, returning for the 22nd time (it was canceled in 2020 and ’21 due to the pandemic), has been dominated by artists specializing in rock, pop, indie, hip hop and electronic dance music. But this year’s lineup may be the festival’s most globally inclusive yet. The headliners for the event which sees as many as 750,000 people in total over its six days (as of 2022) are Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Frank Ocean. Harry Styles, who performed on the opening day last year will be closing his Love On Tour in the valley this year.
Read More: Justin Bieber...
Coachella, returning for the 22nd time (it was canceled in 2020 and ’21 due to the pandemic), has been dominated by artists specializing in rock, pop, indie, hip hop and electronic dance music. But this year’s lineup may be the festival’s most globally inclusive yet. The headliners for the event which sees as many as 750,000 people in total over its six days (as of 2022) are Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Frank Ocean. Harry Styles, who performed on the opening day last year will be closing his Love On Tour in the valley this year.
Read More: Justin Bieber...
- 1/23/2023
- by Divya Goyal
- ET Canada
Lahore, Jan 23 (Ians) Former Pakistan batter Haroon Rashid on Monday has been appointed as the new chair of the men’s National Selection Committee. The Pakistan Cricket Board (Pcb) added that other members of the panel led by Rashid will be announced in due course.
Rashid played 23 Tests and 12 ODIs from 1977 to 1983 and last held this position in 2015-16. Most recently, he was the Convener of the Interim Selection Committee after having previously served in administrative and coaching roles with the age group and national sides.
“I am honoured to have been entrusted with this responsibility and look forward to working very closely with the team management and the National High-Performance Centre so that we have clear pathways and can work collectively to select the best available players for what will be a busy and high-profile year of cricket, including the Acc Asia Cup, Icc Men’s Cricket World Cup...
Rashid played 23 Tests and 12 ODIs from 1977 to 1983 and last held this position in 2015-16. Most recently, he was the Convener of the Interim Selection Committee after having previously served in administrative and coaching roles with the age group and national sides.
“I am honoured to have been entrusted with this responsibility and look forward to working very closely with the team management and the National High-Performance Centre so that we have clear pathways and can work collectively to select the best available players for what will be a busy and high-profile year of cricket, including the Acc Asia Cup, Icc Men’s Cricket World Cup...
- 1/23/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Karachi, Dec 26 (Ians) The Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board’s (Pcb) Management Committee Najam Sethi said Monday that the board would follow the government’s advice on touring India for next year’s Icc T20 World Cup, media reports said.
Sethi said that Pakistan and India cricket issues are beyond the cricket board’s control and the government always decides them, Geo News reported
“We will obey whatever the government would suggest to us and we will seek the government’s advice when the time arrives, similar to the last time I was the chairman,” he said, Geo News reported.
“As far as the Asia Cup is concerned, I will go to Acc (Asian Cricket Council) and see what the situation is; we’ll take a decision which is in the better interest of the game;
“We have to see what other board’s position is, we have to play cricket with everyone,...
Sethi said that Pakistan and India cricket issues are beyond the cricket board’s control and the government always decides them, Geo News reported
“We will obey whatever the government would suggest to us and we will seek the government’s advice when the time arrives, similar to the last time I was the chairman,” he said, Geo News reported.
“As far as the Asia Cup is concerned, I will go to Acc (Asian Cricket Council) and see what the situation is; we’ll take a decision which is in the better interest of the game;
“We have to see what other board’s position is, we have to play cricket with everyone,...
- 12/26/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
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