Sara Shaak has been widely known as a "go-to" person for filming in the regions of British Columbia where she has successfully managed the complex needs of productions setting up within the fastest growing region of the Province of British Columbia as a film commissioner and now as a private Entrepreneur.

Since September 2007, Sara has been a partner in Grapevine Picture Works, Inc.  Grapevine is a multi-faceted film industry corporation that focuses on a variety of production needs all the way from pre-production research to sales and distribution strategies.  Current clients include Insight Film Studios (Canada's largest Film Production Company producing over $178 million dollars of production per year), Keystone Entertainment and a variety of independent producers.  Grapevine has also recently partnered with Internationally known Director and Actor Jason Priestley on a number of film development initiatives for the Okanagan Region. 

The Production Division at Grapevine targets Sara's unique understanding of the business needs of film production coupled with her valuable experience and influence within the government - economic development and communications sectors.

In her film commission career, Sara has worked to help facilitate more than 100 film, TV, commercials and documentary productions including: Fido, Reindeer Games, Dreamcatcher, Insomnia, Iron Road, and Double Jeopardy. Before moving to the Okanagan, Sara was instrumental in forming the Northern BC Film Commission and most recently, under Sara's leadership production activity within the Okanagan region has flourished. Sara has also lived and worked in Vancouver, Victoria and Whistler making her knowledge of the areas of the province and the process for filming extensive.

Sara has also been very active internationally - she was a member from 1999 - 2007 on the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) Board of Directors, and spent four years as the AFCI's Vice-President/Education. Prior to her film commission activities, Sara operated a public relations consultancy and has worked extensively in the economic development/local government sectors.