Gold House Launches Gold House Studios, Unveiling A Slate Led By ‘The Boys’ Star Karen Fukuhara (EXCLUSIVE)
Gold House, the cultural platform behind the Gold Open movement and The Gold Gala is moving into production with the launch of Gold House Studios.
Since its launch eight years ago, Gold House has been one of the most influential forces in entertainment and culture. The company has campaigned over 800 openings for films like “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” With Gold House Studios, its focus will be on developing and producing original and IP-driven stories across film, television, and digital media.
Gold House Studios will be led by Gold House veterans Christine Yi and Brian Nemes, with Yi heading the studio and Nemes leading IP and Development. Both will serve as producers for all projects on the Gold House Studio’s slate.
“Too many great films pull off a small miracle to get made only to go unseen,” says Yi, who previously led operations at Gold House Ventures, Gold House’s tech VC fund, and still acts as General Manager of Gold House Labs, the foundation’s talent development programs. “As an impact-driven company, one of our top priorities is to develop compelling stories with leading roles for Asian Pacific talent and rich, nuanced, cultural context that feels novel or unexpected. But our highest priority measure of ‘impact’ will be our ability to reach audiences and resonate well beyond our own community.”
The slate leads with “Akiya” starring Karen Fukuhara (“The Boys”) and Robbie Amell (“Upload,” “Code 8”), which follows a married couple who move to Japan to renovate an “akiya”, an unoccupied countryside home, only to discover the house is haunted by Japanese folklore creatures called yōkai and a demon woman named Yotsume Baba. The film will be written and directed by Austin Osanai Everett and produced alongside Ranger 7 and Collective Pictures.
“This Way to Home” is also on the slate, and is a road trip dramedy from writer-director Mel Mah.
On the TV side, the studio is developing “American Yokai,” an atmospheric horror from Keto Shimizu, the showrunner who steered “Legends of Tomorrow.”
IP-led projects will also be in focus at Gold House Studios. In another partnership with Ranger 7, JEA, and Striker Entertainment, Gold House has secured film rights to “Slitterhead,” the cult Japanese game from Bokeh Game Studio created by Keiichiro Toyama, creator of Silent Hill. Gold House has indicated many more IP-inspired projects are in the pipeline, though details remain under wraps.
On the unscripted side, Gold House has a digital series set to begin filming in New York City later this year.
Prior work in financing and production include Sean Wang’s “Didi,” Vera Miao’s “Rock Springs,” and Grammy winner Laufey’s music video for “Madwoman.”
“For years, Gold House has helped prove that culture isn’t a niche nor decorative—it’s mainstream infrastructure. Gold House Studios reflects our belief that stories remain the most powerful force for human connection. In a time when audiences are fragmented across platforms, algorithms, and identities, great storytelling still has the ability to bring strangers into the same conversation, the same emotion, and the same future.” said Bing Chen, Gold House CEO & Co-Founder.
Since its launch eight years ago, Gold House has been one of the most influential forces in entertainment and culture. The company has campaigned over 800 openings for films like “Crazy Rich Asians” and “Everything Everywhere All At Once.” With Gold House Studios, its focus will be on developing and producing original and IP-driven stories across film, television, and digital media.
Gold House Studios will be led by Gold House veterans Christine Yi and Brian Nemes, with Yi heading the studio and Nemes leading IP and Development. Both will serve as producers for all projects on the Gold House Studio’s slate.
“Too many great films pull off a small miracle to get made only to go unseen,” says Yi, who previously led operations at Gold House Ventures, Gold House’s tech VC fund, and still acts as General Manager of Gold House Labs, the foundation’s talent development programs. “As an impact-driven company, one of our top priorities is to develop compelling stories with leading roles for Asian Pacific talent and rich, nuanced, cultural context that feels novel or unexpected. But our highest priority measure of ‘impact’ will be our ability to reach audiences and resonate well beyond our own community.”
The slate leads with “Akiya” starring Karen Fukuhara (“The Boys”) and Robbie Amell (“Upload,” “Code 8”), which follows a married couple who move to Japan to renovate an “akiya”, an unoccupied countryside home, only to discover the house is haunted by Japanese folklore creatures called yōkai and a demon woman named Yotsume Baba. The film will be written and directed by Austin Osanai Everett and produced alongside Ranger 7 and Collective Pictures.
“This Way to Home” is also on the slate, and is a road trip dramedy from writer-director Mel Mah.
On the TV side, the studio is developing “American Yokai,” an atmospheric horror from Keto Shimizu, the showrunner who steered “Legends of Tomorrow.”
IP-led projects will also be in focus at Gold House Studios. In another partnership with Ranger 7, JEA, and Striker Entertainment, Gold House has secured film rights to “Slitterhead,” the cult Japanese game from Bokeh Game Studio created by Keiichiro Toyama, creator of Silent Hill. Gold House has indicated many more IP-inspired projects are in the pipeline, though details remain under wraps.
On the unscripted side, Gold House has a digital series set to begin filming in New York City later this year.
Prior work in financing and production include Sean Wang’s “Didi,” Vera Miao’s “Rock Springs,” and Grammy winner Laufey’s music video for “Madwoman.”
“For years, Gold House has helped prove that culture isn’t a niche nor decorative—it’s mainstream infrastructure. Gold House Studios reflects our belief that stories remain the most powerful force for human connection. In a time when audiences are fragmented across platforms, algorithms, and identities, great storytelling still has the ability to bring strangers into the same conversation, the same emotion, and the same future.” said Bing Chen, Gold House CEO & Co-Founder.