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

Andara Fembriarto’s adaptation of his fantasy novel will be presented at Vancouver's upcoming Business Hub Co-Production Forum

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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 co-producer on the film, an adaptation of Fembriarto’s novel and comic book of the same name. Streaming platform Rangkai is likewise on board and will distribute the film in Indonesia.

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