Aya Tanimura facts for kids

Aya Tanimura is a talented writer and director from Australia and Japan. She lives in Los Angeles, California, where she creates films and music videos.

Aya Tanimura's Creative Journey

Aya Tanimura has directed many exciting projects. She has worked on short films and music videos for famous singers. Her work often wins awards and is shown at film festivals.

Directing Short Films

Aya Tanimura has directed several short films. These are short movies that tell a story.

• In 2010, she directed U-2074 and Mrs. Kim. Mrs. Kim was a finalist in a competition by Los Angeles Magazine.
• Also in 2010, her film Sweet-As won the People's Choice award. It was also a finalist in a competition by Tourism New Zealand.
• In 2011, she directed a film called Mobius.
• In 2013, Aya produced Kill of the Night. This film was shown at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. It also screened at the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival.

Directing Music Videos

Aya Tanimura is also well-known for directing music videos. She has worked with very popular music artists.

• In 2013, she directed lyric videos for Katy Perry. These included the songs "Roar" and "Unconditionally". Lyric videos show the song's words on screen.
• In 2014, she directed another lyric video for Katy Perry's song "Birthday". This video was even nominated for an MTV VMA award!
• In 2016, she directed the music video for "How Far I'll Go" by Alessia Cara.
• In 2017, she directed Katy Perry's lyric video for "Chained to the Rhythm".

See also

• List of film and television directors
• List of people from Los Angeles
• List of music video directors