In Red Balloon, horror short film by Damien Macé and Alexis Wajsbrot, Dorothy, the little girl Julie is looking after, behaves oddly during the course of the night screaming from her bedroom. Each time, Julie puts her back to bed, comforting her by telling her it’s just a nightmare…Or is it?
Red Balloon is a intriguing and suspenseful horror short film: it was shot with RedCam 4K and it includes challenging shots which was made possible with a team of 30 professionals including Jean Clement Soret.
Alexis Wajsbrot, one the directors behind this film, is a visual effects expert best known for his 2016 horror film Don’t Hang Up.
Red Balloon was Wajsbrot’s directorial debut. In 2010 he won the Directorial Discovery Award at the Rhode Island International Horror Film Festival and 35 selections in others.
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Red Balloon has beed featured in many festivals and film events including the following:
FESTIVAL DE CANNES Short Film Corner
LONDON FILM4 FRIGHTFEST
SAINTE MAXIME international horror film festival
FANTASTIQUE SEMAINE DU CINEMA
DIRECTORIAL DISCOVERY AWARD at RHODES ISLAND horror film festival
INTERFILM BERLIN Short Film Festival
VIMEO FILM FESTIVAL narrative shortlist
Festival du Film Court de VILLEURBANNE
Festival Tous Courts d’AIX EN PROVENCE
Festival international de Clermont-Ferrand
DARK MILLS festival
BEST FILM AWARD at “Films in the city event”
SAN FRANCISCO Independent Film Festival
Festival International Du Film D’Aubagne
Festival International Du Film Fantastique de GERARDMER
Festival du court métrage à MONTLUCON (rencontre Cine en Herbe)
A Night of Horror International Film Festival SIDNEY, Australia
BRUSSELS Short Film Festival
Festival l’Europe en court-metrages
Filmets Badalona Film Festival
Festival Séquence court-métrage
Interplay Film Festival in Canada
International Izmir Short Film Festival
Spasm Film Festival
The 36th Cleveland International Film Festival
Palm Springs International ShortFest
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