Ken Kao

Ken Kao co-founded Waypoint Entertainment in 2010, a full-service production company that provides creative and financial support to its projects. In 2024, Waypoint announced its genre label Cweature Features, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of storytelling within the horror genre.

Kao has garnered producing credits on over a dozen feature films including Yorgos Lanthimos’ Academy Award-winning THE FAVOURITE (2018); Scott Cooper’s HOSTILES (2017); Destin Daniel Cretton’s THE GLASS CASTLE (2017); Martin Scorsese’s SILENCE (2016); Terrence Malick’s SONG TO SONG (2017) and KNIGHT OF CUPS (2015); Woody Harrelson’s directorial debut LOST IN LONDON (2017); and Shane Black’s THE NICE GUYS starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe and most recently Tilman Singer’s CUCKOO (2024) starring Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens and Jessica Henwick.

Kao is an executive producer on Boots Riley’s recently announced feature I LOVE BOOSTERS starring Demi Moore, Keke Palmer, and Naomi Ackie; Aneil Karia’s modern adaptation of HAMLET starring Riz Ahmed; and Duke Johnson’s THE ACTOR starring Gemma Chan and André Holland. Kao is also an executive producer on Nick Rowland’s SHE RIDES SHOTGUN starring Taron Egerton from Black Bear and Fifth Season, as well as Michael Angelo Covino’s SPLITSVILLE starring Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona, Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Covino.

Kao is also a co-founder and partner at Parallel, an investment office and production studio shaping the next era of wellness media based in Los Angeles, California.

Josh Rosenbaum

Josh Rosenbaum serves as partner and producer for Ken Kao’s production and finance company, Waypoint Entertainment and their recently launched genre label Cweature Features, which will explore the boundaries of the horror genre.

Rosenbaum was an executive producer on Yorgos Lanthimos’ THE FAVOURITE, which won seven BAFTA Awards, eight European Film Awards, one Golden Globe Award, two Critics Choice Awards, and one Academy Award. He co-produced HOSTILES (2017); Netflix’s TAU (2018); Jonah Hill’s directorial debut with A24, MID90s (2018); and Martin Zandvliet’s THE OUTSIDER (2018) starring Jared Leto for Netflix. Rosenbaum has worked on several other projects with Waypoint, including Lionsgate’s THE GLASS CASTLE (2017) and A24’s WOODSHOCK (2017); and he was an associate producer on Woody Harrelson’s directorial debut LOST IN LONDON (2017). Rosenbaum was a producer on Tilman Singer’s horror feature CUCKOO, starring Hunter Schafer, Dan Stevens and Jessica Henwick alongside NEON.

Rosenbaum was an executive producer on NEON’s upcoming film THE ACTOR, directed by Duke Johnson, alongside producers Ryan Gosling and Charlie Kaufman. He is also involved in Aneil Karia’s modern adaptation of HAMLET, starring Riz Ahmed. He serves as an executive producer on Boots Riley’s latest feature, I LOVE BOOSTERS, as well as Michael Angelo Covino’s SPLITSVILLE starring Dakota Johnson, Adria Arjona, Kyle Marvin and Michael Angelo Covino.

Prior to joining Kao in June 2015, Rosenbaum worked as an agent trainee at William Morris Endeavor (WME) in the film finance and distribution group. Rosenbaum graduated from the University of Southern California where he received a B.A. in Business Administration and a minor in Music Industry.