Location & Logistics of the Gulf Islands Film and TV School

We send an enrollment kit to all registered students with detailed information about coming to the school: how to prepare, what to bring, how to get here, as well as medical and release forms which we need signed and returned promptly. On this page we summarize some of the major points from the enrollment kit. If you're coming to the area via the Vancouver airport or bus terminal to attend a summer session, please consider our E.S.P. package for convenience and safety.

GIFTS is conveniently located near three international airports (Vancouver & Victoria in Canada, and Seattle in the USA). From the airport, students need only get to the ferry terminal (by bus, limo or taxi), catch the ferry to Galiano Island, disembark at the Sturdies Bay ferry terminal at Galiano Island and we will pick them up & supply all transportation needed during their stay on the island.

Peace of mind for travellers from afar

GIFTS now offers an Extended Service Package for summer session students to make arriving and departing as simple and hassle-free as possible. Arriving students are picked up from the Vancouver International Airport or Bus Depot and brought to the ferry terminal, and on departure stay an extra night at GIFTS for better travel connections the following Sunday, then are delivered from the Tsawwassen ferry terminal to the airport or bus depot. More info...

> Enough clothes to last a week. (Remember that BC weather can be unpredictable!)
> A sleeping bag and a pillow.
> Toiletries and towel.
> A pair of practical walking shoes or boots.
> Writing materials (you may want your address book so you can keep in touch with people afterwards.)
> BC Tel calling card - all calls are long distance from the island!
> An inexpensive or disposable camera to document your week here.
> Spending money for the concession.
> A hat and sunscreen.
> We encourage students to create their own soundtracks whenever possible. If you play an instrument that can be safely brought to the school, feel free to bring it. If you are in a band, bring any recordings you would like to use.
> Headphones, if you have them.

What NOT to Bring:
> Bicycles. There is no place to store them - and no time to ride.
> Pets.

Take a break while your loved ones take a course, or arrange a visit before of after the course. Magnificent Galiano Island in British Columbia’s Gulf Islands offers a wide range of vacation opportunities. Hike, camp, kayak, or fish in unsurpassed natural beauty. Or luxuriate at the inns or numerous cottage and B&B accommodations on the Island.

Some B&B’s offer discounts for guests associated with GIFTS. Woodruff B&B offers a 20% discount: www.galianowoodruff.com. Call or email us for more information.

While you’re here, don’t miss the 2pm Saturday screening of the week’s GIFTS productions. To find out more about Galiano Island’s vacation possibilities, check out the website at www.galianoisland.com. Galiano is featured in many GIFTS movies, viewable online at www.GIFTSfilms.com.

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