Aya Tanimura
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Aya Tanimura | |
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| Born | 20th century |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
Aya Tanimura is an Australian/ Japanese writer and director, based in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Career
Short films
Her directorial credits include Mobius (2011), U-2074 (2010), and Mrs. Kim, (2010)[2] which was a finalist in Los Angeles Magazine's Get L.A. short film competition.[3] Also produced in 2010, Tanimura's film Sweet-As won the People's Choice award and was a finalist for Tourism New Zealand's '100% Pure New Zealand Presents Your Big Break' short film competition.[4] In 2013, Tanimura produced Kill of the Night under Visual Communications' Armed With a Camera fellowship which premiered at the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival[5] and later screened at the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival.[6]
Music videos
In 2013, Tanimura directed lyric videos for Katy Perry's songs "Roar"[7] and "Unconditionally".[8]
In 2014, she directed Perry's lyric video for "Birthday,"[9] which was one of the 2014 MTV VMA nominees for "Best Lyric Video."[10]
See also
References
- ^ "About". Aya Tanimura. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ "Aya Tanimura IMDB page". IMDB. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ "Los Angeles magazine's eight Get L.A. film finalists". LA Observed. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ "'Your Big Break' Film Competition Finalists Announced". Tourism New Zealand. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ "Kill of the Night". Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ "Lady Filmmakers Film Festival". Lady Filmmakers Film Festival. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ "Watch Katy Perry's 'Roar' Lyric Video!". MTV Buzzworthy Blog. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ Rosen, Christopher (October 21, 2013). "Katy Perry's 'Unconditionally' Lyric Video Has All The Feels". The Huffington Post. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
- ^ "Katy Perry - Birthday - Lyric Video". Youtube. Youtube. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
- ^ "Best Lyric Video". MTV. Retrieved September 4, 2014.
External links
- ayatanimura
.com, her official website - Aya Tanimura at IMDb
- Aya Tanimura's Vimeo profile
- 20th-century births
- 21st-century Australian writers
- Australian expatriates in the United States
- Australian film producers
- Australian music video directors
- Australian women film directors
- Australian women screenwriters
- Female music video directors
- Film directors from California
- Film producers from California
- Women film producers
- Writers from Los Angeles, California
- Living people
- 21st-century women writers