MAYUMI YOSHIDA

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Born in Japan, raised in three continents, Mayumi Yoshida is a Director, Actor, Writer and Producer based in Vancouver, BC. She’s an alumna of Women In the Director’s Chair, WBD Access x Canadian Academy Writers Program (2021) and Directors Program (2023), TIFF Writer’s Studio, and TIFF Netflix Talent Accelerator Fellowship. Her directorial debut short film AKASHI which she wrote and acted in as well, won Outstanding Writer out of 4500 films at NBCUniversal Short Film Festival, Best Female Director at Vancouver Short Film Festival and many more awards internationally. In 2019, Mayumi received the Newcomer Award at Vancouver Women in Film Festival’s Spotlight awards for her success in multiple fields. The latest Music Video she directed, Different Than Before by Amanda Sum, starring Tzi Ma (Mulan) earned a Vimeo Staffpick, Jury Award at SXSW Music Video Competition, and screened at Oscar / BAFTA qualifying film festivals. In 2023 it also got nominated for Music Video of the Year at the JUNO Awards. Mayumi recently worked on the A24/AppleTV+ series SUNNY starring Rashida Jones and Hidetoshi Nishijima as an Associate Producer.

Her first feature AKASHI, which was shot in Japan/Canada is set to premiere in 2025.

Mayumi is repped by Gersh, Atlas Literary and Characters Talent Agency.