Rebecca Kearey is EVP/head of international marketing/distribution and business operations for Searchlight Pictures. During Kearey’s tenure, Searchlight’s titles have grossed over $2 billion at the international box office, won 5 Best Picture Oscars, and captured 50 BAFTA Awards. Three of Searchlight’s films have also won the Venice Film Festival’s coveted Golden Lion award, and the company has earned multiple Golden Trailers and Clios for its international marketing campaigns.

Kearey was named one of Celluloid Junkie’s “Top Women in Global Distribution” in 2023, she was awarded Cinemacon’s “Passepartout Award” in 2024, and she was named by The Hollywood Reporter as one of Hollywood’s Top Marketers of 2025. She holds a master’s degree from USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and a bachelor’s degree from the University of London. She is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), and she is a member of the Board of Directors for the British Film Institute, America.