GAIFF PRO INDUSTRY 2026

July 13-17

GAIFF Pro Industry is a financing, co-production, and educational platform dedicated to Western Asian documentary, fiction, hybrid, animation, and expanded cinema projects with universal reach ( to check the eligible countries, please follow the link here ).

The Industry platform runs parallel to the Golden Apricot International Film Festival each year in July in Yerevan, Armenia.

GAIFF Pro offers pitching sessions, year-round master classes with award-winning professionals, workshops targeting all aspects of film making from scriptwriting to pitching, from fundraising to post-production and distribution strategies, and tailored one-on-one meetings with the decision-makers. The event includes Co-production Market, Short Film Market, GAIFF Pro Showcase, Actors’ Track and Critics Campus.

The platform was established in 2019 as the successor to the successful 10-year run of the Directors Across Borders Program.

Accreditation applications opening soon.