Guest Industry Expert — All Access 2020:
REBECCA GIBSON
Partner at Eagle Vision
Rebecca Gibson is a partner in Eagle Vision, one of Canada’s top 20 independent production companies. She was the Show Runner of Taken, and an award-winning episode Writer and Director of the series. She won a Beyond Borders Media Award and was nominated for three Canadian Screen Awards - Best Factual Series, the Barbara Sears Award for Best Editorial Research, and Best Cross Platform Project, which included three seasons of the Taken Web Series and the Taken Knowledge Keeper App. Most recently, Rebecca was part of the Eagle Vision team, as a Director, who was honoured as finalists for five international Shorty Awards (the best of the world’s social media), winning gold distinction for two for their work on the media for Government of Canada’s National MMIWG Inquiry. Formerly one of Western Canada’s top casting directors, Rebecca also oversaw all of Taken’s casting — employing hundreds of Indigenous actors.
Following graduation from the New York Film Academy, a CFTPA International Internship took Rebecca to Los Angeles. As a writer, director, and producer, Rebecca’s work includes the digital documentary series Child First, which premiered at the Understanding the Disability Trajectory of First Nations Families of Children with Disabilities National Summit, the doc Daphne Korol: The Drama Queen of Winnipeg, and most recently the award-winning short comedy Hard Way Girl, which played festivals around the world. Rebecca co-wrote and produced award-winning drama H&G which premiered at the Vancouver International Film Festival and is distributed by Multiple Media in Canada, and Amazon Prime in the United States and Europe. H&G was recently honoured with a retrospective screening at TIFF. Rebecca founded Orange Daisy Project, a social action campaign in support of mental health for teen girls, that includes a 40-part digital documentary series, a mentorship for emerging female filmmakers, a school and community tour, and a best-selling mental health workbook, which Rebecca co-wrote. Rebecca was honoured nationally as a CAMH Difference Maker, and was ACTRA Manitoba's 2018 Woman of the Year. Rebecca’s acting credits include her award-winning work as "Alice Duff" in the film that launched The Murdoch Mysteries, her ACTRA-award winning co-starring role in the series The Pinkertons (Netflix), and Juliana and the Medicine Fish opposite Adam Beach. Rebecca played "Bee" in Tyson Caron's film Lovesick, distributed by eOne. Currently, Rebecca is appearing on the international series Burden of Truth, and recently wrapped the feature film The Corruption of Divine Providence. Rebecca co-wrote and starred in the award-winning comedy web series WindCity, which received 10.7 million impressions in the first 90 days of its release (with Kevin McDonald Kids in the Hall).
Rebecca is devoted to mentorship, working with the CMPA, Film Training Manitoba, Women in the Director’s Chair, Women in View, Creative Manitoba, and several other organizations to support diverse artists of all ages in film, television, and theatre, and to raise money for the arts, people living with HIV/AIDS, and various charitable and social organizations. Rebecca is a member of New Media Manitoba, a member of WCAM - Women's Committee of ACTRA Manitoba, and a sponsor of the Afro Prairie Film Festival, Manitoba Theatre for Young People, and many other social and arts organizations. She recently became a fellow of Trans Atlantic Partners, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Gimli Film Festival.