Aya Tanimura

ABOUT AYA TANIMURA

Writer and director who is best known for her work in a variety of both short films and music videos.

She directed her first short film in 2010 entitled Mrs. Kim. which was a finalist in Los Angeles Magazine's Get L.A. short film competition. After gaining more recognition, she began directing music videos for a variety of musicians around Los Angeles.

Her 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.

While she was born in Hong Kong, she was raised in Japan before moving to Los Angeles.

She has directed several music videos for Katy Perry including "Roar" and "Unconditionally".