Two Balloons

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Two Balloons
Two Balloons (2017 film) poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Mark Smith
Written byMark Smith
CinematographyReijean Heringlake
Music by Peter Broderick
Distributed by Ouat Media [1]
Release date
  • October 30, 2017 (2017-10-30)
Running time
9 minutes [2]
CountryUnited States

Two Balloons is a 2017 stop-motion animated short film written and directed by Mark Smith. [3] The film premiered at the 2017 Foyle Film Festival. [4]

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Summary

The film is about two adventurous lemurs that navigate their airships halfway around the world, to a place where happenstance and fate threaten to disrupt their reunion. [5]

Accolades

YearPresenter/FestivalAward/CategoryStatus
2018 Tribeca Film Festival Best Animated ShortNominated [6]
Toronto International Film Festival Adult Jury Award
Best Animated Short
Won [7]
Animafest Zagreb Jury Award
Special Mention
Won [8]
Ale Kino! Marcinek
Best Short Film
Won [9]
Flickerfest Best International Short FilmNominated [10]
Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Award
Best Animated Short
Won [11]
Austin Film Festival Animated ShortNominated [12]
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival International CompetitionNominated [13]
Hamptons International Film Festival Best ShortNominated [14]
Rhode Island International Film Festival First Prize
Best Short Animation
Won [15]
Port Townsend Film Festival Special Jury Prize
Animation Short Narrative
Won [16]
Fantasia International Film Festival Best Short FilmNominated [17]
2019 Long Island International Film Expo Best Animation - Stop MotionWon [18]

References

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  14. "Film Guide". Hamptons International Film Festival. Hamptons International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  15. "RIIFF Awards: 2018 Film Festival Award Winners Announced on Sunday, August 12th". Film-Festival org. Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF). Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
  16. Urbani de la Paz, Diane. "Port Townsend Film Festival audiences shower love on 'Mount Kennedy,' 'Last Suit'". Peninsula Daily News. Peninsula Daily News + Sound Publishing, Inc. + Black Press Media. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
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