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    Two Balloons
    Film poster
    Directed byMark Smith
    Written byMark Smith
    CinematographyReijean Heringlake
    Music byPeter Broderick
    Distributed byOuat 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]

    Summary

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    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

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    YearPresenter/FestivalAward/CategoryStatus
    2018Tribeca Film FestivalBest Animated ShortNominated[6]
    Toronto International Film FestivalAdult Jury Award
    Best Animated Short    		Won[7]
    Animafest ZagrebJury Award
    Special Mention    		Won[8]
    Ale Kino!Marcinek
    Best Short Film    		Won[9]
    FlickerfestBest International Short FilmNominated[10]
    Woodstock Film FestivalMaverick Award
    Best Animated Short    		Won[11]
    Austin Film FestivalAnimated ShortNominated[12]
    Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film FestivalInternational CompetitionNominated[13]
    Hamptons International Film FestivalBest ShortNominated[14]
    Rhode Island International Film FestivalFirst Prize
    Best Short Animation    		Won[15]
    Port Townsend Film FestivalSpecial Jury Prize
    Animation Short Narrative    		Won[16]
    Fantasia International Film FestivalBest Short FilmNominated[17]
    2019Long Island International Film ExpoBest Animation - Stop MotionWon[18]

    References

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    1. ^ "Catalogue". Ouat Media. Ouat Media. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
    2. ^ "Two Balloons". Fantasia Festival. Fantasia International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
    3. ^ LePire, Bobby. "Two Balloons". Film Threat. Film Threat. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    4. ^ "A Stop-Motion Team Effort Brings 'Two Balloons' to Life". Animation Magazine. Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
    5. ^ "Two Balloons (Short 2017_". IMDb. IMDb. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
    6. ^ Cox, Gordon. "Tribeca Film Festival Unveils 2018 Short Film Slate (Full List)". Variety. Variety. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
    7. ^ "Toronto International Film Festival". VIMOOZ. VIMOOZ. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
    8. ^ "The winners of the 28th World Festival of Animated Film - AnimafestZagreb 2018". Animafest Zagreb. Animafest Zagreb. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
    9. ^ Pogrzebny, Rafał. "The 36th International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! has been decided". Dzieje. Dzieje Portal Historyczny. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
    10. ^ "FLICKERFEST 2018 Full Program" (PDF). Flickerfest. Flickerfest. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
    11. ^ "Maverick Award Winners Announced". Woodstock Film Festival. Woodstock Film Festival. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
    12. ^ "2018 Austin Film Festival and Conference Schedule". Austin Film Festival. Austin Film Festival. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
    13. ^ "Two Balloons: A stop-motion short between love and travel". drm.am. drm.am. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
    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.
    17. ^ "Fantasia International Film Festival 2018". eyeforfilm.opalstacked.com. Eye For Film. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
    18. ^ "Long Island International Film Expo Announces Award Winners at Closing Event". BroadwayWorld. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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      Two Balloons
      Film poster
      Directed byMark Smith
      Written byMark Smith
      CinematographyReijean Heringlake
      Music byPeter Broderick
      Distributed byOuat 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]

      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
      2018Tribeca Film FestivalBest Animated ShortNominated[6]
      Toronto International Film FestivalAdult Jury Award
      Best Animated Short      		Won[7]
      Animafest ZagrebJury Award
      Special Mention      		Won[8]
      Ale Kino!Marcinek
      Best Short Film      		Won[9]
      FlickerfestBest International Short FilmNominated[10]
      Woodstock Film FestivalMaverick Award
      Best Animated Short      		Won[11]
      Austin Film FestivalAnimated ShortNominated[12]
      Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film FestivalInternational CompetitionNominated[13]
      Hamptons International Film FestivalBest ShortNominated[14]
      Rhode Island International Film FestivalFirst Prize
      Best Short Animation      		Won[15]
      Port Townsend Film FestivalSpecial Jury Prize
      Animation Short Narrative      		Won[16]
      Fantasia International Film FestivalBest Short FilmNominated[17]
      2019Long Island International Film ExpoBest Animation - Stop MotionWon[18]

      References

      1. ^ "Catalogue". Ouat Media. Ouat Media. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
      2. ^ "Two Balloons". Fantasia Festival. Fantasia International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
      3. ^ LePire, Bobby. "Two Balloons". Film Threat. Film Threat. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
      4. ^ "A Stop-Motion Team Effort Brings 'Two Balloons' to Life". Animation Magazine. Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
      5. ^ "Two Balloons (Short 2017_". IMDb. IMDb. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
      6. ^ Cox, Gordon. "Tribeca Film Festival Unveils 2018 Short Film Slate (Full List)". Variety. Variety. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
      7. ^ "Toronto International Film Festival". VIMOOZ. VIMOOZ. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
      8. ^ "The winners of the 28th World Festival of Animated Film - AnimafestZagreb 2018". Animafest Zagreb. Animafest Zagreb. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
      9. ^ Pogrzebny, Rafał. "The 36th International Young Audience Film Festival Ale Kino! has been decided". Dzieje. Dzieje Portal Historyczny. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
      10. ^ "FLICKERFEST 2018 Full Program" (PDF). Flickerfest. Flickerfest. p. 32. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
      11. ^ "Maverick Award Winners Announced". Woodstock Film Festival. Woodstock Film Festival. Archived from the original on 5 December 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
      12. ^ "2018 Austin Film Festival and Conference Schedule". Austin Film Festival. Austin Film Festival. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
      13. ^ "Two Balloons: A stop-motion short between love and travel". drm.am. drm.am. Archived from the original on 7 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
      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.
      17. ^ "Fantasia International Film Festival 2018". eyeforfilm.opalstacked.com. Eye For Film. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
      18. ^ "Long Island International Film Expo Announces Award Winners at Closing Event". BroadwayWorld. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
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