Dimbo Atiya is a Nigerian

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producer and director from Nasarawa state. In 2022, he won the 2022 AMVCA Best Africa Magic Original Drama Series category award with the drama series '' Halita'' he produced, beating six other contestants.

Career

Atiya started out studying Urban and Regional planning but soon realized that his passion lay elsewhere. In 2008, Dimbo had his first stint at a major project, taking the reins of Naija Diamonds. In the same year, he was nominated for the

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's INTERNATIONAL YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS and subsequently got awarded a scholarship to attend Creative Lives, a development programme at the

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in 2012, taking professional courses in film making and production at the Academy’s campuses in

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and

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. Dimbo has produced over 500 episodes of TV shows and five feature films. His projects have created job opportunities for more than 100 actors and close to 400 crew people since he began working as a producer. Dimbo has also done photography work for the London Theatre and was at some point, Head of Photography for

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brand, KONGA.COM. Recently, he served as Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Producer, Co-Writer and Director of ''The Rishantes]', a drama series on Africa Magic, Africamagic and

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. The show was nominated for and won the 2022 AFRICA MAGIC VIEWERS CHOICE AWARDS for Best Africa Magic Original Drama Series.

Producer

* '' Halita:Season 1/2: (2019-2021) 239 episodes'' * ''Drawing Strength (2019)'' * ''

Still Falling ''Still Falling'' is a 2021 Nigerian romantic drama film co-directed by Karachi Atiya and Dimbo Atiya. The film stars Daniel Etim Effiong, Sharon Ooja, Kunle Remi in the lead roles. The film had its theatrical release on 12 February 2021 on th ...

: Season 2 (2021)'' * ''The Plan (TV miniseries)'' ''(2023)'' * ''Dala Dala (2023)''

Director

* '' Sons of the Caliphate (2016-2018 TV Series) 25 episodes'' * '' Halita:Season 1/2: (2019-2021 TV Series) 239 episodes'' * ''Drawing Strength (2019)'' * ''

: Season 2 (2021)'' * ''The Plan (TV miniseries)'' ''(2023)'' * ''Dala Dala (2023)''

Writer

* ''Fillo (2019)'' * ''Drawing Strength (2019)'' * ''Still Falling: Season 2 (2021)'' * ''The Plan (TV miniseries)'' ''(2023)''

References

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* Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Nigerian film directors Nigerian film producers {{film-producer-stub