FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/30/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BALLANTYNE STRONG, INC. [BTN] (Last) (First) (Middle) 1465 POST ROAD EAST 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) See Footnote 1 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) WESTPORT, CT 06880 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $0.01 par value 1,503,200 (2) I (2) Investment Advisor (1)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC 1465 POST ROAD EAST WESTPORT, CT 06880	Â	Â	Â	See Footnote 1

Signatures

/s/ Tom Scalia, Chief Financial Officer		07/10/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Effective June 30, 2009, Manatuck Hill Partners, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company ("Manatuck"), became the investment manager of certain funds formerly managed by Pequot Capital Management, Inc., a Connecticut corporation ("Pequot"), including all of Pequot's interests in the Issuer. Manatuck is an investment adviser acting on behalf of its clients' accounts. Manatuck disclaims any obligation to file this report, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Manatuck is subject to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), with respect to the Issuer of such securities.
(2)	Manatuck disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that Manatuck is, for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such securities.

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