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1497, the nonprofit dedicated to advancing artists and filmmakers of South Asian descent, has selected the three mentees for its 2024 Features Lab, providing mentorship, script development, and industry access. IndieWire announces them exclusively below.

The Features Lab returned in person in 2023 after two years of a virtual and hybrid format in the pandemic, taking place at an immersive Malibu retreat and Los Angeles pitch day. For the fourth year, 1497 will again host the Features Lab in Malibu, where mentees will be paired with a pod of four mentors — an established filmmaker, producer, industry rep, and 1497 Features Lab alum — to receive script feedback and career guidance. Mentees will also work with filmmaker, Columbia professor, and veteran script consultant Adrienne Weiss to further develop their scripts, with a particular emphasis on the emotional journey of their stories.

“We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: we launched the 1497 Features Lab...

Game of Thrones was famous for its death scenes. Whether it's Ned Stark getting his head chopped off, his wife and son getting betrayed at the Red Wedding, or Margaery and Loras Tyrell blown to bits at the Sept of Baelor, death was always just around the corner for these characters.

The Sept of Baelor explosion is probably my favorite scene from the show. Cersei Lannister didn't just off her rival Margaery and her tormenter the High Sparrow; she also killed her uncle Kevan Lannister and a ton of randos who hadn't hurt her in any way. I didn't like how she suffered basically no consequences for those collateral deaths, but the scene itself was tremendous:

Absolute insanity to this day. I love this scene, but star Natalie Dormer, who played poor doomed blown up Margaery, actually has some misgvings about it, or at least, about the way Margaery went out.

Exclusive: Fremantle’s German sales chief, Maximilian Bolenius, is leaving the Got Talent maker after 14 years.

Bolenius, Fremantle’s Senior Vice President for German-speaking Europe and Israel, has let clients know he is exiting in an email today, we understand. Fremantle confirmed the departure to Deadline in a statement.

“Max Bolenius has decided to leave Fremantle after nearly 15 years in the company,” said Jamie Lynn, Fremantle’s EVP Co-Production & Distribution Emea. “Throughout his tenure Max has been a valued member of our distribution team, forging countless great relationships with his colleagues and clients. We thank him for his many contributions whilst working for Fremantle and sincerely wish him all the best for his future endeavours.”

We understand Lynn’s team will assimilate Bolenius’ duties for the time being, as a succession plan is worked out. Jens Richter is CEO of International and Commercial at the unit, which sells the likes of Got Talent,...

Trying is back with an all-new season of parenting and feel-good fun. Created by Andy Wolton, the Apple TV+ comedy-drama series is all set to return for its much-anticipated fourth season and the fans of the series will get a very different experience this season compared to its previous seasons.

Season 4 will take a six-year time jump as Nikki and Jason have built a lovely nuclear with their adoptive children Princess and Tyler. Now, the couple will have to face the dreaded teenage years of their children as their parenting skills are challenged every step of the way. So, if you have been in love with Trying from its very first season here are the release dates for all the upcoming Season 4 episodes.

Trying Season 4 – Episode Guide (When Will The New Episodes Air?) Credit – Apple TV+

Trying Season 4 consists of eight episodes in total. The comedy-drama series is all set...

“White Lies,” a murder mystery series starring Natalie Dormer, has been acquired by Sundance Now for North America.

A collaboration between production company Quizzical Pictures and Pan-African broadcaster M-Net in partnership with Fremantle, “White Lies” is set in the wealthy Bishopscourt neighborhood in Cape Town, South Africa. Dormer (“Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”) stars as an investigative journalist called Edie Hansen alongside Brendon Daniels (“Four Corners”), who plays detective Forty Bell.

“Following her estranged brother’s murder in his luxury home, Edie’s world plunges deeper into chaos when her brother’s teenage children become prime suspects for the crime,” reads the logline. “As Edie investigates, she finds herself at loggerheads with veteran detective Forty Bell, and grapples with the crumbling local police force, a corrupt political system and the secretive world of extreme Cape wealth.”

The eight-part series is written by Darrel Bristow-Bovey with John Trengove (“The Wound”) as lead director,...

The ending of the series White Lies is totally unexpected. You know how it’s all about solving the murder of Andrew McKenzie, the wealthy construction guy, and his wife Olivia, and how the reporter, Andrew’s sister Edie, and the detective Forty Bell are on the case to solve it? Well, we already know that Andrew’s killer was Morgan Witbooi, the security guard from Bishopscourt. Andrew was in deep financial trouble and asked Morgan to end his life for money to avoid the embarrassment of going bankrupt. Another reason was that the black community, where their future construction work was happening, had become homeless. Even though he was opposed to the construction work, they were turning against him. So he thought that dying was a better option than living with this humiliation. But on the other hand, Olivia was in a coma and ultimately ended up dead the...

White Lies is a thrilling series that digs deep into the dark side of society. It’s not just about solving a crime; it’s about exposing the ugly truth hiding behind the glitz and glamor. It shows how in the rich communities of South Africa, the rich white minority keep getting richer while oppressing the black community for their problems. But really, their own lives are rotten to the core and full of corruption. The story centers around Andrew McKenzie, who lives in his luxurious home in Bishopscourt, Cape Town. But everything changes when he’s murdered and his wife, Olivia, ends up in a coma after getting attacked. Who’s behind it? What was the motive behind it all? Detective Forty Bell and Andrew’s sister, Edie Hansen, are on the case. They uncover shocking truths beneath the surface of Andrew’s seemingly perfect life. But what they...