Another win for the South East European film community!
THE FORGIVENESS OF BLOOD, a US/Albanian film was awarded the Silver Hugo for
Best Screenplay at the Chicago International. Writers Joshua Marston and
Andamion Murataj won the award for their lovingly crafted story that takes us
on an intimate journey through the fate of families that are ruled by the laws
of honor and vengeance. The writers lay out for the audience the complexity of
human relations and make us reconsider our own standards and convictions.

The Chicago International Feature Film Competition Jury
includes Jury president Nimród Antal (US/Hungary), Leonardo García Tsao
(Mexico), Claudia Landsberger (The Netherlands), Carlitos Ruiz Ruiz (Puerto
Rico) and Bhawana Somaaya (India). For more details, go to:
http://tinyurl.com/3wwx75w . -- Deirdre