For the fourth year running, it issues an open call for short fiction, documentary, and animation films. Five selected projects will each receive €10,000 in funding. The first completed Big Short Film was MJ by Giorgos Fourtounis, which premiered at the 2024 Drama International Short Film Festival and was awarded the Silver Dionysus, while later it also received the Golden Athena Award for Best Short Film at the Athens International Film Festival. Three Big Short Films were presented at the Open Call: Big Short Films 2026, and were warmly received by audience and critics alike. “Last tropics” by Thanasis Troumpoukis earned Best Photography, Best Sound, Best Design awards, and “Nothing and everything” by Lia Tsalta earned the Best Visual Effects award.