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Japan Hits Record 25 Annecy 2026 Selections, Unifies MIFA Booths in Show of Force
Japan’s presence at the 2026 Annecy Animation Festival marks a recent high-water mark, with 25 Japanese films selected across the festival’s competitive and non-competitive sections – up from 18 last year – as the country’s industry bodies simultaneously consolidate their MIFA footprint under a unified booth structure. Three booths that previously operated separately have been […]
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According to Variety’s source item, Japan Hits Record 25 Annecy 2026 Selections, Unifies MIFA Booths in Show of Force, Japan’s presence at the 2026 Annecy Animation Festival marks a recent high-water mark, with 25 Japanese films selected across the festival’s competitive and non-competitive sections – up from 18 last year – as the country’s industry bodies simultaneously consolidate their MIFA footprint under a unified booth structure. Three booths that previously operated separately have been […]
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