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13/02/2021 GMT

From Bollywood to Hollywood - the movie industry is grappling with a real-life disaster as the Pandemic halted almost every major production in 2020 -from Bond to Wonder Woman.

From Hollywood to Bollywood - the movie industry is grappling with a real-life disaster as the Pandemic halted almost every major production in 2020 -from Bond to Wonder Woman - and closed cinemas around the world. Some experts warn the future of film-going is doomed as the way we consumer content is changing fast, driven by Netflix, Amazon and Disney. The crisis has also highlighted the importance of culture in a time of crisis, so we ask Shibasish Sarkar, chief executive of Indian movie might Reliance Entertainment and Andrew Lowe, co-founder of Element Pictures, whose acclaimed lockdown hit Normal People has been nominated for two Golden Globes.
And as the Spring Festival sparks a travel frenzy in China, we catch up with Jane Sun, Chief Executive of China's largest online travel firm Trip.com about the lasting impact of the Pandemic and how Chinese tourists are helping the Asian economic might recover.

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Thu 18 Feb 2021 08:30

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