Rebecca Katz is a producer based in Los Angeles working at Votiv, a development finance and production company whose credits include Free In Deed, As You Are, Obvious Child, and Lulu's Wang's upcoming film, Children of the New World. For nearly six years, Rebecca worked at Sundance Institute in both the Programming Department and Feature Film Program (FFP). During her time in FFP, she focused on cultivating new generations of independent storytellers through Labs, educational programs, granting, and networking events. Prior to joining Sundance, Rebecca worked for Shine Global Inc., a non-profit documentary film production company dedicated to ending the exploitation and abuse of children worldwide. At Shine, she served as Associate Producer on the short documentary, "War Dance Returns," and the feature documentary, The Harvest/La Cosecha. She holds her BA from Tufts University and MFA from USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program.