Biography

Dia Taylor is an independent filmmaker and videographer. She has been working behind the camera professionally since 2007, founding her own event videography company Taymaynari Productions in 2017. Dia studied filmmaking briefly at NIDA before completing certificate III in digital media at The Gordon Institute of TAFE, and a bachelor degree of film production at SAE Institute. Dia has worked on numerous projects, directing her first feature film 'Marital Problems' at the age of twenty, which won best original comedy at the 2017 Melbourne Underground Film Festival. Dia's films have also received multiple awards, including 'Soy' which received a special mention at the One Reeler Film Competition in 2016, 'Dark Night of the Zomboogies' - official selection for the Warrandyte Film Feast 2017. 'I Have Gustave' - Official Selection - Cardiff International Film Festival 2017 and semi finalist at the Indie Best Films Festival 2018, and Blue. which received Official Selection at the 2018 Cefalu Film Festival. Dia continues to make her film ideas a reality and currently resides in Melbourne, Australia