The horse embodies freedom, nobility, loyalty, and power. What better mascot could an independent filmmaker have?

Lexico Productions Inc. is an independent production company based in Vancouver. Formed in 2003 to make The Guardian and incorporated in 2004, Lexico makes films for Canadian and International audiences, and achieves commercial success by telling accessible stories with resonant themes. Lexico has the in-house capability of writing, shooting, and producing its projects. We are actively developing a short film, a documentary about preserving a unique Vancouver community, and two feature film thrillers. We have begun filming our documentary A Horse in the City, and our psychological thriller Emergence has garnered support from the Harold Greenberg Fund. Passionate about our stories, we are intrigued by unique characters in unusual circumstances and are committed to adventure.

Monica Hilborn: President
Monica writes, directs, and produces for Lexico. She studied film at McGill University, Vancouver Film School, Praxis, Langara, and Capilano College. She has directed shorts that have screened at film festivals across the country, her short film script 503 was short-listed for the NSI ZeD Drama Prize 2004 and 2005, and she was chosen for the 2005 Women in Film and Video Mentorship Program. She has written a novel, five feature length screenplays, and a pilot for a television series. She worked for a new media company as a writer-producer and for Avanti Pictures as a field director before forming Lexico Productions with her partner Livio Gambone. Monica is the creative force behind Lexico and her closet is full of great stories, waiting to be told.

Livio Gambone: Vice President
In addition to managing Lexico’s financial operations, Livio produces, story consults, and shoots a lot of our footage. He graduated from McGill University in Engineering, but he has always been interested in film and photography. The film bug bit Livio hard when he began filming videos to demonstrate the viability of hydrogen-powered vehicles. His passion for the industry grew as he worked on Lexico’s scripts and co-produced Fixed Income and The Guardian, and his creativity behind the camera can be seen in the dream sequences for Veil and in Lexico’s documentary A Horse in the City. Because of his attention to detail and sense of what sells, our stories go nowhere without Livio’s stamp of approval.