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'''Tendo Nagenda''' (born 1975) is an [[Americans|American]] [[film producer]] and former [[studio executive]], described as "one of the most high-profile |
'''Tendo Nagenda''' (born 1975) is an [[Americans|American]] [[film producer]] and former [[studio executive]], described as "one of the most high-profile black film executives."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2018-08-24 |title=Netflix Poaches Disney Film Exec Tendo Nagenda |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-poaches-disney-film-exec-tendo-nagenda-1137487/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=viapiuser |date=2020-12-22 |title=Tendo Nagenda |url=https://variety.com/exec/tendo-nagenda/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Variety |language=en}}</ref> |
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== Career == |
== Career == |
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Born in [[Los Angeles]] to a [[Uganda]]n father and a [[Belize]]an mother, Nagenda graduated from [[Claremont McKenna College]] in 1997 with a double major in [[accounting]] and [[government]]. He worked at [[Deloitte]] for a year and a half before spending four months at the [[New York Film Academy]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cmc.edu/campaign-for-responsible-leadership/impact/tendo-nagenda-97 | title=Tendo Nagenda '97 | Claremont McKenna College }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Randall |first=Melissa |title=Tendo Nagenda |url=https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/tendo-nagenda/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=NYFA |language=en-US}}</ref> |
Born in [[Los Angeles]] to a [[Uganda]]n father and a [[Belize]]an mother, Nagenda graduated from [[Claremont McKenna College]] in 1997 with a double major in [[accounting]] and [[government]]. He worked at [[Deloitte]] for a year and a half before spending four months at the [[New York Film Academy]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cmc.edu/campaign-for-responsible-leadership/impact/tendo-nagenda-97 | title=Tendo Nagenda '97 | Claremont McKenna College | date=19 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Randall |first=Melissa |title=Tendo Nagenda |url=https://www.nyfa.edu/alumni/tendo-nagenda/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=NYFA |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Nagenda held positions at [[HBO]], [[Good Universe]], [[Warner Independent Pictures]], and [[Plan B Entertainment]] before an eight-year stint at [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]. At Disney, he became [[Executive Vice-President|executive vice president]] of production and oversaw the production of [[Queen of Katwe]], [[Cinderella (2015 American film)|Cinderella]], [[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]], [[A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film)|A Wrinkle in Time]], [[Dumbo (2019 film)|Dumbo]] and [[Mulan (2020 film)|Mulan]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/exec/tendo-nagenda/ | title=Tendo Nagenda | date=22 December 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Hollywood Reporter">{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-movie-team-shuffle-tendo-nagenda-leaving-1235208293/ | title=Netflix Film Exec Tendo Nagenda Leaving Streamer | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=29 August 2022 }}</ref><ref name="monitor.co.ug">{{Cite web |date=2020-10-10 |title=Tendo Nagenda: High-profile film executive in Hollywood |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/people-power/tendo-nagenda-high-profile-film-executive-in-hollywood--2462462 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Monitor |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2016-05-16 |title= |
Nagenda held positions at [[HBO]], [[Good Universe]], [[Warner Independent Pictures]], and [[Plan B Entertainment]] before an eight-year stint at [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]. At Disney, he became [[Executive Vice-President|executive vice president]] of production and oversaw the production of ''[[Queen of Katwe]], [[Cinderella (2015 American film)|Cinderella]], [[Beauty and the Beast (2017 film)|Beauty and the Beast]], [[A Wrinkle in Time (2018 film)|A Wrinkle in Time]], [[Dumbo (2019 film)|Dumbo]]'', and ''[[Mulan (2020 film)|Mulan]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/exec/tendo-nagenda/ | title=Tendo Nagenda | date=22 December 2020 }}</ref><ref name="Hollywood Reporter">{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/netflix-movie-team-shuffle-tendo-nagenda-leaving-1235208293/ | title=Netflix Film Exec Tendo Nagenda Leaving Streamer | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=29 August 2022 }}</ref><ref name="monitor.co.ug">{{Cite web |date=2020-10-10 |title=Tendo Nagenda: High-profile film executive in Hollywood |url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/uganda/magazines/people-power/tendo-nagenda-high-profile-film-executive-in-hollywood--2462462 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Monitor |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2016-05-16 |title='Queen of Katwe,' 'Beauty and the Beast' Exec Promoted at Disney |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/queen-katwe-beauty-beast-exec-894624/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2016-11-23 |title=The Year Disney Started to Take Diversity Seriously |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/11/disney-films-inclusive |access-date=2023-07-17 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 2018, Nagenda was hired by [[Netflix]] to serve as Vice President of Original Films as part of Netflix’s move towards self-produced as well as diverse content.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ben |date=2020-07-06 |title=How Netflix Beat Hollywood to a Generation of Black Content |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/business/media/netflix-hollywood-black-culture.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Flint |first=Joe |date=2018-12-17 |title=Netflix Hires Former ABC Entertainment Boss, Stepping Up Rivalry |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-hires-former-abc-entertainment-boss-stepping-up-rivalry-11545069600 |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2018/08/27/netflix-to-poach-rising-disney-executive.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Ricardo |date=2018-08-24 |title=Netflix Set to Name Tendo Nagenda, Top Disney Exec, To Oversee Film Production |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/netflix-tendo-nagenda-disney-1202916803/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> During this time he oversaw [[Da 5 Bloods]], [[Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (film)|Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom]], [[Hillbilly Elegy (film)|Hillbilly Elegy]], [[The Harder They Fall (2021 film)|The Harder They Fall]], [[The Gray Man (2022 film)|The Gray Man]], and [[Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2022/biz/news/netflix-tendo-nagenda-exits-1235354050/ | title=Netflix Restructures Studio Film Team, Top Executive Tendo Nagenda to Exit | date=30 August 2022 }}</ref><ref name="Hollywood Reporter" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=2023-03-31 |title=Exit of |
In 2018, Nagenda was hired by [[Netflix]] to serve as Vice President of Original Films as part of Netflix’s move towards self-produced as well as diverse content.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Smith |first=Ben |date=2020-07-06 |title=How Netflix Beat Hollywood to a Generation of Black Content |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/05/business/media/netflix-hollywood-black-culture.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Flint |first=Joe |date=2018-12-17 |title=Netflix Hires Former ABC Entertainment Boss, Stepping Up Rivalry |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/netflix-hires-former-abc-entertainment-boss-stepping-up-rivalry-11545069600 |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2018/08/27/netflix-to-poach-rising-disney-executive.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=www.bizjournals.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=Ricardo |date=2018-08-24 |title=Netflix Set to Name Tendo Nagenda, Top Disney Exec, To Oversee Film Production |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/netflix-tendo-nagenda-disney-1202916803/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> During this time he oversaw ''[[Da 5 Bloods]], [[Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (film)|Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom]], [[Hillbilly Elegy (film)|Hillbilly Elegy]], [[The Harder They Fall (2021 film)|The Harder They Fall]], [[The Gray Man (2022 film)|The Gray Man]]'', and ''[[Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://variety.com/2022/biz/news/netflix-tendo-nagenda-exits-1235354050/ | title=Netflix Restructures Studio Film Team, Top Executive Tendo Nagenda to Exit | date=30 August 2022 }}</ref><ref name="Hollywood Reporter" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Galuppo |first=Mia |date=2023-03-31 |title=Exit of Netflix's Lisa Nishimura Marks End of an Era for the Streamer |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflixs-at-crossroads-lisa-nishimura-1235364821/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=2020-08-03 |title=Netflix Original Films Exec Says Pandemic Is Not Stopping Content: "We're Still in Pretty Good Shape" |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/netflix-original-films-exec-says-pandemic-is-not-stopping-content-were-still-pretty-good-shape-1305012/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-10 |title='Not because we're special, but because we are human': Black Hollywood executives on producing to power in 2023 |url=https://www.uscannenbergmedia.com//2023/02/10/not-because-were-special-but-because-we-are-human-black-hollywood-executives-on-producing-to-power-in-2023/ |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=Annenberg Media |language=en}}</ref> His unit handled roughly twenty films of budgets of around $25 million.<ref name="monitor.co.ug"/> |
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He was associated with the work of [[Ava DuVernay]], [[David Oyelowo]], and [[Ryan Coogler]] throughout his tenure at both Disney and Netflix.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sperling |first=Nicole |date=2021-05-05 |title=David Oyelowo Fights for Representation in Family Films |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/movies/David-Oyelowo-Water-Man.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ryzik |first=Melena |date=2018-03-01 |title=Ava |
He was associated with the work of [[Ava DuVernay]], [[David Oyelowo]], and [[Ryan Coogler]] throughout his tenure at both Disney and Netflix.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sperling |first=Nicole |date=2021-05-05 |title=David Oyelowo Fights for Representation in Family Films |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/movies/David-Oyelowo-Water-Man.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ryzik |first=Melena |date=2018-03-01 |title=Ava DuVernay's Fiercely Feminine Vision for 'A Wrinkle in Time' |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/01/movies/a-wrinkle-in-time-ava-duvernay-disney.html |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Flint |first=Joe |date=2021-02-18 |title=Ava DuVernay Launches Recruitment Tool to Improve Diversity of Hollywood Crews |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/ava-duvernay-launches-recruitment-tool-to-improve-diversity-of-hollywood-crews-11613656800 |access-date=2023-07-17 |issn=0099-9660}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Tendo Nagenda (born 1975) is an American film producer and former studio executive, described as "one of the most high-profile black film executives."[1][2]
Career[edit]
Born in Los Angeles to a Ugandan father and a Belizean mother, Nagenda graduated from Claremont McKenna College in 1997 with a double major in accounting and government. He worked at Deloitte for a year and a half before spending four months at the New York Film Academy.[3][4]
Nagenda held positions at HBO, Good Universe, Warner Independent Pictures, and Plan B Entertainment before an eight-year stint at Disney. At Disney, he became executive vice president of production and oversaw the production of Queen of Katwe, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, A Wrinkle in Time, Dumbo, and Mulan.[5][6][7][8][9]
In 2018, Nagenda was hired by Netflix to serve as Vice President of Original Films as part of Netflix’s move towards self-produced as well as diverse content.[10][11][12][13] During this time he oversaw Da 5 Bloods, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Hillbilly Elegy, The Harder They Fall, The Gray Man, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.[14][6][15][16][17] His unit handled roughly twenty films of budgets of around $25 million.[7]
He was associated with the work of Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo, and Ryan Coogler throughout his tenure at both Disney and Netflix.[18][19][20]
References[edit]
- ^ Kit, Borys (2018-08-24). "Netflix Poaches Disney Film Exec Tendo Nagenda". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ viapiuser (2020-12-22). "Tendo Nagenda". Variety. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Tendo Nagenda '97 | Claremont McKenna College". 19 October 2022.
- ^ Randall, Melissa. "Tendo Nagenda". NYFA. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Tendo Nagenda". 22 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Netflix Film Exec Tendo Nagenda Leaving Streamer". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Tendo Nagenda: High-profile film executive in Hollywood". Monitor. 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Kit, Borys (2016-05-16). "'Queen of Katwe,' 'Beauty and the Beast' Exec Promoted at Disney". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "The Year Disney Started to Take Diversity Seriously". Vanity Fair. 2016-11-23. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Smith, Ben (2020-07-06). "How Netflix Beat Hollywood to a Generation of Black Content". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Flint, Joe (2018-12-17). "Netflix Hires Former ABC Entertainment Boss, Stepping Up Rivalry". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ www.bizjournals.com https://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2018/08/27/netflix-to-poach-rising-disney-executive.html. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Lopez, Ricardo (2018-08-24). "Netflix Set to Name Tendo Nagenda, Top Disney Exec, To Oversee Film Production". Variety. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "Netflix Restructures Studio Film Team, Top Executive Tendo Nagenda to Exit". 30 August 2022.
- ^ Galuppo, Mia (2023-03-31). "Exit of Netflix's Lisa Nishimura Marks End of an Era for the Streamer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Kit, Borys (2020-08-03). "Netflix Original Films Exec Says Pandemic Is Not Stopping Content: "We're Still in Pretty Good Shape"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "'Not because we're special, but because we are human': Black Hollywood executives on producing to power in 2023". Annenberg Media. 2023-02-10. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Sperling, Nicole (2021-05-05). "David Oyelowo Fights for Representation in Family Films". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Ryzik, Melena (2018-03-01). "Ava DuVernay's Fiercely Feminine Vision for 'A Wrinkle in Time'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Flint, Joe (2021-02-18). "Ava DuVernay Launches Recruitment Tool to Improve Diversity of Hollywood Crews". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-07-17.