GDH 559

GDH 559
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Film production
Predecessor	GTH
Founded	5 January 2016; 8 years ago
Headquarters	Bangkok, Thailand
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Jina Osothsilp (CEO); Jira Maligool;
Products	Motion pictures
Parent	GMM Grammy
Website	www.gdh559.co.th

GDH 559 Co., Ltd. (Thai: บริษัท จีดีเอช ห้าห้าเก้า จำกัด), doing business as GDH, is a film studio subsidiary of the Thai entertainment conglomerate GMM Grammy. It was founded on 5 January 2016, as a successor to GMM Tai Hub (GTH) — Thailand's most successful film studio of the prior 11 years — which had been dissolved in December 2015 due to internal conflicts between the company's three major shareholders — GMM Grammy, Tai Entertainment [th] and Hub Ho Hin. GDH had released films of various genres such as romance, comedy, horror and drama as well as the hit film Bad Genius.

Background

GDH was formed as a joint venture between GMM Grammy and Hub Ho Hin Bangkok following the closure of GMM Tai Hub. The company was registered on December 14, 2015, with registered capital of 150,000,000 million baht under the same shareholding proportion. With the departure of GTH's former president Visute Poolvoralaks, GMM Grammy and Hub Ho Hin rejoined to create GDH 559, which inherited almost all of GTH's creative personnel and resources.

According to Jira Maligool, the company name is said to stand for Gross Domestic Happiness, which refers to the happiness of spectators and workers, and the numbers in the company name refer to the date and year of the company's foundation as well as its number of new shareholders of 59 people.^[1]^[2]^[3] During its tenure as GTH, GMM Grammy holds 51% of its share and Hub Ho Hin Bangkok holds 15%, and of Tai Entertainment by 30%. Despite the management changes, GDH retains its same Bangkok headquarters as Hub Ho Hin Film and GTH and has since expanded to more companies around its neighbourhood.

The company used the placeholder trade name GDH Five Five Nine until an official logo was issued. It then changed its current trade name to simply GDH.

Corporate structure

GDH 559 is owned by GMM Grammy, which holds a majority 51-percent stake, and Hub Ho Hin, which owns 15 percent. The rest is held by individual shareholders, most of whom are the company's staff and crew. GDH operates the various aspects of its business through its subsidiaries and affiliates:

Jor Kwang Films Co., Ltd. is GDH's production company, although it is not a direct subsidiary; the company is owned by GDH's directors and producers.^[4]

GDH 559's subsidiary companies are:^[4]

Nadao Bangkok Co., Ltd.: Nadao Bangkok covers artist management, production, and television series development.
Sawasdee Thaweesuk Co., Ltd.: Promotion
Ngandee Thaweesuk Co., Ltd.: Public relations and event management
The Secret Farm Co., Ltd.: Online digital agency
Siangdee Thaweesuk Co., Ltd.: Sound recording
Good Things Happen Co., Ltd.: Sales

Filmography

Alongside its current slate of films, GDH 559 also owns the distribution rights to all of the film libraries produced and distributed by its predecessor companies GTH, GMM Pictures, Tai Entertainment and Hub Ho Hin Bangkok.^[5]

As of 2021, the majority of the GDH/GTH film catalogue is now available on streaming in Thailand through Disney+ Hotstar.^[6]^[7]

In 2023, GDH established an international distribution unit called Out of the Box to distribute international films under the GDH label. Its first acquisition under the label is Past Lives.^[8]

Films

Year	Title	Director	Production Company	Genre	Release date(s)
2016	One Day	Banjong Pisanthanakun	Jor Kwang Films	Romance Drama	1 September 2016
2016	A Gift (Co-produced with Singha Corporation)	Jira Maligool Nithiwat Tharathorn Chayanop Boonprakob Grienggrai Wachiratammapohn		Musical Romance Drama Comedy	1 December 2016
2017	Bad Genius	Nattawut Poonpiriya		Heist Thriller	3 May 2017
2017	The Promise	Sophon Sakdapisit		Horror Drama	7 September 2017
2018	Brother of the Year	Witthaya Thongyuyong		Romance Comedy	9 May 2018
	BNK48: Girls Don't Cry	Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit	Very Sad Pictures Salmon House BNK48	Documentary	16 August 2018
	2,215	Nottapon Boonprakob	GDH	Documentary	6 September 2018
	Homestay	Parkpoom Wongpoom	Jor Kwang Films	Thriller Fantasy	25 October 2018
2019	Friend Zone	Chayanop Boonprakob		Romance Comedy	14 February 2019
	Tootsies and The Fake	Piyachart Thong-Uam		Comedy	5 December 2019
	Happy Old Year	Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit	Very Sad Pictures Happy Ending Film	Romance Drama	26 December 2019
2020	The ConHeartist	Mez Tharatorn	Jor Kwang Films	Comedy	3 December 2020
2021	Ghost Lab	Paween Purijitpanya	Jor Kwang Films Netflix	Scientific Thiller	26 May 2021
2021	The Medium	Banjong Pisanthanakun	Jor Kwang Films Showbox	Horror	14 July 2021 (South Korea) 12 August 2021 (Singapore) 28 October 2021 (Thailand)
2022	One for the Road	Nattawut Poonpiriya	Jet Tone Films, BLK2 Distribution	Comedy, Drama	10 February 2022
	Fast and Feel Love	Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit	Happy Ending Film Very Sad Pictures	Action, Comedy	6 April 2022
	Love Destiny: The Movie	Adisorn Tresirikasem	Jor Kwang Films Broadcast Thai Television	Romance, Comedy	28 July 2022 (Thailand & Laos) 30 July 2022 (Australia) 11 August 2022 (Singapore & Cambodia)
	OMG! Oh My Girl	Thitipong Kerdthongtawee	Hello Filmmaker iSM	Comedy, Drama, Romance	27 October 2022
2023	You & Me & Me	Wannwaew and Waewawan Hongwiwat	Jor Kwang Films	Drama, Romance	9 February 2023
	Home For Rent	Sophon Sakdapisit	Jor Kwang Films N8 Studios	Horror, Thriller	6 April 2023
	Not Friends	Atta Hemwadee	Houseton Films	Drama, Romance, Comedy	26 October 2023
	W (Working Title)	Kriangkrai Vachiratamporn	Jor Kwang Films Nadao Bangkok	Suspense	TBA

Out Of The Box

Year	Title	Director	Production Company	Genre	Country	Release date
2023	Past Lives	Celine Song	A24 CJ ENM Killer Films 2AM	Romance Drama	United States	6 July 2023
2024	Blue Giant	Yuzuru Tachikawa	Toho Animation NUT Studio	Anime, Drama	Japan	25 January 2024

Television series

Year	Title	Director	Co-Production Company	Broadcast Date	Original Network
2016	Diary of Tootsies	Piyachart Thong-Uam Pat Boonnitipat	Parbdee Thaweesuk	23 January – 16 April 2016	GMM 25
	Gasohug	Patha Thongpan		6 February – 19 March 2016	LINE TV
	I See You	Prin Keeratiratanalak		7 May – 30 July 2016	GMM 25
2017	Diary of Tootsies 2	Piyachart Thong-Uam	Jor Kwang Films	11 February – 29 April 2017
	Project S: Spike!	Pitchaya Jarusboonpracha	Nadao Bangkok Hub Ho Hin	20 May – 8 July 2017
	Project S: Side by Side	Naruebet Kuno	Nadao Bangkok Jor Kwang Films	15 July – 2 September 2017
	Project S: S.O.S	Pat Boonnitipat	Nadao Bangkok Hub Ho Hin	9 September – 25 November 2017
2018	Project S: Shoot! I Love You	Tanida Hantaweewatana	Nadao Bangkok Jor Kwang Films	2 December 2017 – 20 January 2018
2020	One Year	Jirassaya Wongsutin	Line Thailand	28 November 2019 – 6 February 2020	LINE TV
2020	Bad Genius: The Series	Pat Boonnitipat	Jor Kwang Films	3 August 2020 – 8 September 2020	One 31

References

^ Rithdee, Kong (11 May 2016). "Breakup of GTH Studio Changed Thailand's Film Landscape". Variety.
^ Pichitmarn, Parisa (16 Apr 2016). "Where filmmaking is a joy". Bangkok Post. Post Publishing.
^ "New filmmaking joint venture announced". The Nation. December 29, 2015.
^ a b กาญจนา อายุวัฒน์ธนชัย (22 May 2017). "ซีอีโอหญิง 'จินา โอสถศิลป์' เบื้องหลังค่ายหนังจีดีเอช". Post Today (in Thai). Retrieved 4 July 2017.
^ "ภาพยนตร์ - จีเอ็มเอ็ม แกรมมี่".
^ Frater, Patrick (8 June 2021). "Disney Plus Hotstar Thailand Launch Plans Confirmed". Variety. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ Laorattanakul, Supakarn (28 June 2021). "5 สิ่งที่ควรรู้ก่อนออกโลดแล่นสู่ดินแดน Disney+ Hotstar 30 มิ.ย. นี้" [5 Things You Should Know Before You Imagine More with Disney+ Hotstar This 30 June]. Beartai (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2021.
^ Phadungkan, Sininat (3 May 2023). "ครั้งแรกของ GDH ในฐานะผู้นำเข้าหนังต่างประเทศ ส่ง 'PAST LIVES' จากค่าย A24 เข้าฉายในไทย" [GDH's first time as an importer of foreign films, sending 'PAST LIVES' from A24 camp to be screened in Thailand]. Marketing Oops! (in Thai). Retrieved 3 May 2023.

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[1] Rithdee, Kong (11 May 2016). "Breakup of GTH Studio Changed Thailand's Film Landscape". Variety.

[2] Pichitmarn, Parisa (16 Apr 2016). "Where filmmaking is a joy". Bangkok Post. Post Publishing.

[3] "New filmmaking joint venture announced". The Nation. December 29, 2015.

[Post_Today-4] กาญจนา อายุวัฒน์ธนชัย (22 May 2017). "ซีอีโอหญิง 'จินา โอสถศิลป์' เบื้องหลังค่ายหนังจีดีเอช". Post Today (in Thai). Retrieved 4 July 2017.

[5] "ภาพยนตร์ - จีเอ็มเอ็ม แกรมมี่".

[AIS-6] Frater, Patrick (8 June 2021). "Disney Plus Hotstar Thailand Launch Plans Confirmed". Variety. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

[7] Laorattanakul, Supakarn (28 June 2021). "5 สิ่งที่ควรรู้ก่อนออกโลดแล่นสู่ดินแดน Disney+ Hotstar 30 มิ.ย. นี้" [5 Things You Should Know Before You Imagine More with Disney+ Hotstar This 30 June]. Beartai (in Thai). Retrieved 29 June 2021.

[8] Phadungkan, Sininat (3 May 2023). "ครั้งแรกของ GDH ในฐานะผู้นำเข้าหนังต่างประเทศ ส่ง 'PAST LIVES' จากค่าย A24 เข้าฉายในไทย" [GDH's first time as an importer of foreign films, sending 'PAST LIVES' from A24 camp to be screened in Thailand]. Marketing Oops! (in Thai). Retrieved 3 May 2023.