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As the film world gears up for a summer box office bonanza - just where do things really stand in global cinema? Hollywood still has yet to return to pre-COVID levels of production and ticket sales, and it’s looking very much like the biggest hit of the year may be an animated sequel, but it’s one made in China - Ne Zha 2. 

On this episode of The Agenda. Juliet Mann is joined by Charles Gant, Box office expert and film critic,  Zhang Fan, the Producer of Living the Land which won a Silver Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival and Santiago Esteves, Argentinian film director of “The Reborn”, which premiered at the Shanghai Film Festival 2025.