Dorothy Ghettuba
Dorothy Ghettuba-Pala | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1979 Kenya |
| Alma mater | Andrews University, Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, Producer, Film and TV Entrepreneur |
| Organization | SpielWorks Media |
| Notable work | Lies that Bind |
| Spouse | Oyunga Pala |
Dorothy Ghettuba (born 1979)[1] is a Kenyan Film and TV entrepreneur. She is currently the Director, Original Series for Africa at Netflix[2] She is a co-founder of the Nairobi-based Spielworks Media, an African production company launched in 2009.[3] In 2016, she was named among C. Hub magazine's 100 most influential creative personalities.[4] She is also a 2016 Archbishop Tutu Fellow with the African Leadership Institute.[5]
Biography
Born and raised in Kenya,[6] Ghettuba studied communications and political science at Andrews University in Michigan, United States. After her graduation, she spent several years living in Canada, where she worked for a period with a venture capital fund.[7] She returned to Kenya shortly after her thirtieth birthday.[8] Ghettuba claims that her original passion was acting, but when she was not selected for roles, she turned to the production side of filmmaking.[9]
She quit her job at a venture capital firm in Canada to pursue her passion in filmmaking.[10] Gettuba-Pala joined a local TV show as a producer before moving on to establish Spielworks Media, a local entertainment production and content creation company for television and digital platforms operating in East and Central Africa.[11] Ghettuba-Pala is also the co-founder of Keja TV, a social media channel on Facebook and YouTube.[12] Ghettuba-Pala is dedicated to developing creative talent and quality talent and as such has won many accolades for 18 television shows, 20 web shows and over 40 movies.[13] Some of her renown projects include a popular Kiswahili TV show, Penzi la Sumu. Other films that she has produced are Lies that Bind, Saints and Higher Learning[14]. The film mogul landed a job at Netflix as manager international originals in March 2019[15] and was also appointed by the Kenyan government as chairperson Kenya Film Commission Board in May 2019.[16] Ghettuba Pala is married to a Kenyan journalist Oyunga.
Spielworks Media
She launched Spielworks Media in 2009.[17] She claims that her dream is to turn the company into an African version of the US motion picture studio Universal Pictures.[18]
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Category | Number of Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Agency[19] | Producer | TV Series | 4 |
| 2009 | Block-D[20] | Producer
Screenwriter |
TV Series | 1 |
| 2010 | 'Know Your Constitution': Kenya Referendum[21] | Producer
Screenwriter |
Documentary | - |
| 2010 | Higher Learning[22] | Producer
Screenwriter |
TV Series | - |
| 2011 | Saints[23] | Producer
Screenwriter |
TV Series | - |
| 2011 - 2014 | Lies That Bind[24] | Producer
Screenwriter |
TV Series | 118 |
| 2013 - 2015 | Jane & Abel[25] | Producer | TV Series | - |
| 2014 | Rispa[26] | Producer | TV Series | - |
| 2015 | Sumu la Penzi[27] | Producer | TV Series | 99 |
References
- ^ March 14, 2013, Thursday (2020-12-25). "The woman who found gold in filming". Business Daily. Retrieved 2021-11-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Dorothy Ghettuba". IMDb. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Biko, Jackson. "The woman who found gold in filming". Business Daily Africa. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "100 most influential creatives released by C. Hub magazine". News Ghana. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Dorothy Ghettuba - 2016 Archbishop Tutu Leadership Programme Fellow". African Leadership Institute. 21 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 October 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Biko, Jackson. "The woman who found gold in filming". Business Daily Africa. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Biko, Jackson. "The woman who found gold in filming". Business Daily Africa. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Mulupi, Dinfin (9 July 2013). "Television entrepreneur, Dorothy Ghettuba, explains how she got to where she is today". How We Made It In Africa. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Female Kenyan entrepreneur excels in TV production business". Africanews. 8 December 2016. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "Television entrepreneur, Dorothy Ghettuba, explains how she got to where she is today". How We Made It In Africa. 2013-07-09. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "About – Dorothy Ghettuba Pala". Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "Keja TV". en-gb.facebook.com. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "Ms. Dorothy Ghettuba Pala - Kenya Film Commission". kenyafilmcommission.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ Maathai, Wambui (30 March 2019). "Renowned Kenyan film maker lands a top job in the US – Daily Active Kenya". Daily Active. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "Kenyan filmmaker Dorothy Ghettuba lands role as Netflix manager international originals". The County. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ "Gazette Vol. 56 3-5-19 Special (State Appointments) | Kenya (18K views)". Scribd. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ Lati, Mwikali. "Award-winning TV producer out to teach, inspire and entertain". Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Mulupi, Dinfin (9 July 2013). "Television entrepreneur, Dorothy Ghettuba, explains how she got to where she is today". How We Made It In Africa. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ The Agency (Drama), Chichi Seii, Eddy Kimani, Martin Githinji, 2009-01-20, retrieved 2025-08-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Block-D (Drama), Melvin Alusa, Ainea Ojiambo, Ken Ambani, Spielworks Media, retrieved 2025-08-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Gatonye, Victor, 'Know Your Constitution': Kenya Referendum (Documentary, Short), Hakim Abdi, Melvin Alusa, Janet Kirina, Committee of Experts on Constitution Review, Spielworks Media, retrieved 2025-08-21
- ^ Higher Learning (Drama), Melvin Alusa, Lydia Gitachu, Joseph Gitau, Spielworks Media, retrieved 2025-08-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Saints (Drama), Sarah Hassan, Meghan K. Lees, Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey, Spielworks Media, 2011-02-14, retrieved 2025-08-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Lies That Bind (Drama), Charlie Karumi, Maqbul Mohammed, Lenana Kariba, Spielworks Media, 2011-11-24, retrieved 2025-08-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Jane & Abel (Drama), Kirk Fonda, David Gitika, Sarah Hassan, Spielworks Media, retrieved 2025-08-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Rispa (Comedy), Gerald Langiri, Milkah Ndegwa, Neomi Nganga, Spielworks Media, retrieved 2025-08-21
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Sumu la Penzi (Drama), Neomi Nganga, Joyce Maina, Serah Ndanu, Spielworks Media, 2015-10-10, retrieved 2025-08-21
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