It is a market-facing short film discovery platform where filmmakers are recognised for creative strength and audience traction.
Create a filmmaker account on abctalkies.com.
Access your Filmmaker Dashboard and complete verification.
Prepare:
Promote your film actively across social media, film schools, film communities, colleges, and personal networks.
Marketing your film is essential.
The platform provides access – building the audience is the filmmaker’s responsibility.
Marketing your film is essential. The platform provides access - building the audience is the filmmaker’s responsibility.
The Production Grant is intended to:
The remaining prize pool is awarded as direct cash prizes.
TBSC is built to reflect how films succeed in the real world.
Success is driven by:
Filmmakers who actively market their films and sustain audience engagement tend to perform better, as both audience response and creative assessment contribute to overall recognition.
Films are recognised based on a combination of factors, including:
Audience interest plays a central role in how films perform on the platform, while industry expertise contributes to overall recognition.
This approach ensures that films are not judged in isolation, but evaluated in the context of how they connect with real audiences, while still being assessed for creative quality.
1st April 2026
1st April 2026
Early April 2026
Early April 2026
April – Mid May 2026
April – Mid May 2026
During submission period
During submission period
Mid May – Mid June 2026
Mid May – Mid June 2026
During viewing period
During viewing period
Late June / Early July 2026
Late June / Early July 2026
The Big Short Challenge (TBSC) is ABC Talkies’ flagship short film initiative, now in its 6th edition, expanding across Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
By running directly on the ABC Talkies OTT platform, TBSC enables:
TBSC connects creative ambition with real audience demand.
The Big Short Challenge (TBSC) has evolved into one of India’s most consistent and credible short film discovery platforms, with strong participation across regions and languages.
Launched as a national short film challenge, marking the beginning of TBSC as an audience-facing discovery platform.
Focused on emerging voices from across India, including strong participation from the North East.
Kerala-focused edition with 250+ registrations and 75+ curated short film entries, establishing TBSC as a serious regional property.
Tamil edition that witnessed record participation, with 300+ filmmaker registrations, expanding the platform’s regional footprint.
The Malayalam edition saw 450+ filmmaker registrations, with the winning filmmaker’s next film currently in development on the ABC Talkies platform.
With each season, TBSC has strengthened its focus on audience validation, filmmaker ownership, and career progression, leading into the 6th edition across Tamil & Malayalam markets
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