Aya Tanimura is an Australian-Japanese writer and director, based in Los Angeles, California.
[1] 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] In 2013, Tanimura directed lyric videos for Katy Perry's songs "Roar"[7] and "Unconditionally".