His last work, the feature film “The Forgiveness of Blood,” was honored with a Silver Bear for the Best Screenplay (co-written with Joshua Marston of the Oscar-nominated “Maria Full of Grace”) at the Berlin International Film Festival 2011. As a cinematographer he has shot many feature and documentary films, among them the PBS documentary “Children Will Listen.” His films have won top prizes at the Tirana International Film Festival, Syracuse International Film Festival, Park City Music Film Festival, and American Vision Media Festival. Mr. Murataj received an MFA in Film from American University (Washington, DC).