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Tanya E. Taylor is a multifaceted director who hails from Kingston, Jamaica.
She made her transition to television after a three-year tenure in Advertising, in which she served as a Creative Director for various campaigns for KFC, Pizza Hut, and many others. That experience inspired her to get behind the camera and embark on directing commercials and long form content.
In 2002, Tanya founded Anyhoo Productions, a boutique company that specialized in creating branded content from concept to completion. During her time overseeing Anyhoo, she co-created and directed the nine-season kids series the KFC Quiz Show and a DJ competition reality series, Heineken Green Synergy. She also produced and directed several other series including the international game show (Digicel’s) Deal or No Deal.
Tanya’s devotion to diverse programming is evident in the content she’s created. From commercials to episodic to reality series, her experience and expertise spans across a variety of formats.
Tanya relocated to New York to continue developing diverse content for the global market. Hercommercial work securing several awards.
In 2019 she wrote, directed and produced her first independent narrative short, WINSTON. Focussing on her dramatic storytelling, Tanya succintly explores the effects societal homophobia on the psyche.
Recently relocating to LA, Tanya has once again delved into unscripted as a showrunner and director on a new FUSE TV competition reality series.
While ensuring she continues to hold the door open for other people of color as she walks into rooms, Tanya is also currently developing the docu-fiction feature Jamaican Pride and the supernatural thriller feature, Kumina.