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Rebecca Gibson is a Partner in Eagle Vision Inc., #16 on Playback's Indie List in 2019. Her background as a writer, director, producer, actor, and mentor has given her the skills to develop and execute projects, and the vision for growing the company by supporting emerging, diverse artists.

Most recently, Rebecca served as Executive Producer, Co-Creator, and Show Runner of Eagle Vision's Taken (APTN, CBC) in addition to being an award-winning episode writer and the recipient of a Beyond Borders Media Award, and three CSA nominations. Rebecca also wrote, directed, and produced the Taken Knowledge Keeper web series and app. She also produced the upcoming feature Diaspora.

Formerly Head of Production for the female filmmaker collective Red Czarina Entertainment, Rebecca co-wrote and produced their award-winning drama H&G, which was picked up by Amazon Prime, and was honoured with a recent retrospective screening at the TIFF Lightbox. Rebecca is an ACTRA Award-winning actor whose work includes The Pinkertons (Netflix), the film that launched The Murdoch Mysteries, and Burden of Truth (CBC, CW). A WIDC alum, Rebecca was the director mentor for their inaugural Short Works Award program. Rebecca is also a fellow of TAP.

Recently, Rebecca collaborated with Women in View and the Gimli Film Festival to create the Future is Female* mentorship program. She created and produced Orange Daisy Project, a social action campaign in support of mental health for teen girls and was honoured nationally as a CAMH Difference Maker. Rebecca was ACTRA Manitoba’s 2018 Woman of the Year.