India, April 21 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

After months of regional contests and thousands of entries, finalists from 11 cities across India have been selected to take part in the WAVES Anime & Manga Contest (WAM!) national finale. The prestigious event will take place at WAVES 2025, India's first-of-its-kind media and entertainment summit, from May 1-4 at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai.

WAM! is organized by the Media & Entertainment Association of India (MEAI) and supported by the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India as part of WAVES (World Audio Visual Entertainment Summit). WAVES is India's biggest platform for the AVGC-XR sector-Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, Comic...