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Aug 2020
35m 57s

Adeel Amini, Max Alexander and Jonathan ...

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Adeel Amini, founder of The TV Mindset, discusses a new initiative to provide freelancers with mental health support; Secret Cinema CEO Max Alexander explains why high-end TV series offer more scope for immersive events than movies; and Ember Films MD Jonathan Jones on new Netflix series Tiny Creatures. 
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