Canada’s BetterHalf Films Joins Indonesia’s Studio Amarana on Animated Film ‘Galeo of the Seawalkers’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Variety - Sep 18, 2026

Gursimran Datla’s Canadian-U.K. production company BetterHalf Films has boarded Andara Fembriarto’s Indonesian animated film “Galeo of the Seawalkers” (“Galeo Anak Segara”). The title is among the selected projects at the upcoming Vancouver International Film Festival’s newly launched Business Hub Co-Production Forum. BetterHalf Films, which operates offices in Toronto and London, joins Indonesia’s Studio Amarana as […]

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