Mayumi Yoshida

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, WarnerMedia x Canadian Academy Writers Program (2021) and Directors Program (2023), TIFF Writer’s Studio, and TIFF Netflix Talent Accelerator Fellowship.

Since making her directorial debut on AKASHI, she has created many short films centering around Asian Characters and has won many awards worldwide. 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. Her first feature AKASHI received development and production funds from Telefilm, slated to shoot in Vancouver and Japan.
Mayumi is currently working on the A24/AppleTV+ series SUNNY starring Rashida Jones as an Associate Producer. You can also catch her on the new TV series, Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies on Paramount+.