Aya Tanimura

'''Aya Tanimura''' is an Australian-Japanese writer and director, based in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About |url=http://www.ayatanimura.com/about.html |publisher=Aya Tanimura |access-date=2013-10-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023060510/http://www.ayatanimura.com/about.html |archivedate=October 23, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref>

==Career==

===Short films=== Her directorial credits include ''Mobius'' (2011), ''U-2074'' (2010), and ''Mrs. Kim'', (2010)<ref>{{cite web|title=Aya Tanimura IMDB page|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1488519/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1|website=IMDB|access-date=4 September 2014}}</ref> which was a finalist in [[Los Angeles Magazine]]'s Get L.A. short film competition.<ref>{{cite web|title=Los Angeles magazine's eight Get L.A. film finalists|url=http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2010/03/los_angeles_magazines_eig.php|publisher=LA Observed|access-date=2013-10-21}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title='Your Big Break' Film Competition Finalists Announced |url=http://www.tourismnewzealand.com/tourism-news-and-insights/media-releases/latest-releases/2010/01/your-big-break-finalists-announced/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131022033759/http://www.tourismnewzealand.com/tourism-news-and-insights/media-releases/latest-releases/2010/01/your-big-break-finalists-announced/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |publisher=Tourism New Zealand |access-date=2013-10-21 }}</ref> 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]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Kill of the Night |url=http://laapff.festpro.com/films/detail/kill_of_the_night_awc_7_2013 |publisher=Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival |access-date=2013-10-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022041010/http://laapff.festpro.com/films/detail/kill_of_the_night_awc_7_2013 |archivedate=October 22, 2013 |df=mdy }}</ref> and later screened at the Lady Filmmakers Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|title=Lady Filmmakers Film Festival|url=http://www.ladyfilmmakers.com/kill-of-the-night.html|publisher=Lady Filmmakers Film Festival|access-date=2013-10-21}}</ref>

===Music videos=== In 2013, Tanimura directed lyric videos for [[Katy Perry]]'s songs "[[Roar (song)|Roar]]"<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch Katy Perry's 'Roar' Lyric Video!|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/08/12/katy-perry-roar-lyric-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130814170425/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/08/12/katy-perry-roar-lyric-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2013|publisher=MTV Buzzworthy Blog|access-date=2013-10-21}}</ref> and "[[Unconditionally]]".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/katy-perry-unconditionall_n_4138229.html|title=Katy Perry's 'Unconditionally' Lyric Video Has All The Feels|first=Christopher|last=Rosen|date=October 21, 2013|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|access-date=October 21, 2013}}</ref>

In 2014, she directed Perry's lyric video for "[[Birthday (Katy Perry song)|Birthday]]"<ref>{{cite web|title=Katy Perry - Birthday - Lyric Video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqYxyd1iSNk|website=Youtube| date=April 10, 2014 |access-date=4 September 2014}}</ref> which was one of the 2014 MTV VMA nominees for "Best Lyric Video."<ref>{{cite web|title=Best Lyric Video|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2014/best-lyric-video/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816064655/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2014/best-lyric-video/|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 16, 2014|website=MTV|access-date=4 September 2014}}</ref>

In 2016 she directed [[Alessia Cara]]'s music video for "[[How Far I'll Go]]".

In 2017, she directed Perry's lyric video for "[[Chained to the Rhythm]]".<ref>{{Citation|last=KatyPerryVEVO|title=Katy Perry - Chained To The Rhythm (Lyric Video) ft. Skip Marley|date=2017-02-09|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gsGhdZDC-0|access-date=2017-02-14}}</ref>

In 2021, she directed [[One Direction]] member [[Liam Payne]]'s music video for the ''[[Ron's Gone Wrong]]'' song "[[Sunshine (Liam Payne song)|Sunshine]]".

==See also== * [[List of film and television directors]] * [[List of people from Los Angeles]] * [[List of music video directors]] {{clear}}

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== External links == * {{URL|ayatanimura.com}}, her official website * {{IMDb name|1488519}} * [http://vimeo.com/user5864397 Aya Tanimura's Vimeo profile]

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