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<p><a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/921988/open_sms">Send us a text</a></p><p>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 - <em>Ne Zha 2</em>. </p><p>On this episode of The Agenda. Juliet Mann is joined by <b>Charles Gant, Box office expert and film critic, Zhang Fan, the Producer of </b><b><em>Living the Land</em></b><b> which won a Silver Bear at this year’s Berlin Film Festival </b>and <b>Santiago Esteves, Argentinian film director of “The Reborn”, which premiered at the Shanghai Film Festival 2025.</b></p>