Two Balloons

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]

Two Balloons
Film poster
Directed by	Mark Smith
Written by	Mark Smith
Cinematography	Reijean Heringlake
Music by	Peter Broderick
Distributed by	Ouat Media[1]
Release date	October 30, 2017 (2017-10-30)
Running time	9 minutes[2]
Country	United States

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

Year	Presenter/Festival	Award/Category	Status
2018	Tribeca Film Festival	Best Animated Short	Nominated[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 Film	Nominated[10]
	Woodstock Film Festival	Maverick Award Best Animated Short	Won[11]
	Austin Film Festival	Animated Short	Nominated[12]
	Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival	International Competition	Nominated[13]
	Hamptons International Film Festival	Best Short	Nominated[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 Film	Nominated[17]
2019	Long Island International Film Expo	Best Animation - Stop Motion	Won[18]