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Rebeka Herron is an alumna of Capilano University’s Motion Picture Program and the Cineplex Entertainment Film Program Producers’ Lab at the Canadian Film Centre. Rebeka is a member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television, the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and Women in Film and TV - Toronto (WIFT-T). Rebeka worked in development for Brightlight Pictures before transitioning to the story department on several lifestyle and reality programs, including the award-winning series, Ice Pilots NWT. Currently Rebeka works for Taqqut Productions, an Inuit production company specializing in animation and children’s content. At Taqqut, Rebeka works in development and production as a line producer and production manager. As a Hispanic (Mexico/Spain) producer, she has created Rusty Halo Productions with a view to centering diverse voices. She has directed and produced the fitness series Kiss My Incoming Abs, and the short film The Key and produced The Undertaker’s Son (programmed as part of Telefilm Canada’s Not Short on Talent showcase at Cannes), a holiday film for CBC Gem, among several others.