Japan's animation industry is making waves at this year's Annecy Animation Festival. According to Variety, the country has achieved a record twenty-five film selections across the festival's competitive and non-competitive sections—up from eighteen last year. The milestone comes as Japanese industry bodies are also consolidating their market presence, merging three previously separate booths into a single unified structure at MIFA, the festival's international animation film market. It's a strategic show of force from one of the world's leading animation industries.

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