Genocide Revealed Wins at Litchfield Hills, Honolulu and Houston Film Festivals

Montreal: Genocide Revealed won first prize, The Albert Statuette, for Best Documentary at the 2011 Litchfield Hills Film Festival (formerly Kent Film Festival) in New Milford, Connecticut, held from April 7 to 10, 2011.

The film’s producer-director Yurij Luhovy, attended the Festival’s public screening and participated in a question and answer period along with Adriana Luhova, the production cameraperson.  In the audience, Lana Babij stated that she and CT Holodomor committee members have been working tirelessly to include the Famine Genocide in the State’s student curriculum.  Genocide Revealed is a welcome addition to the teacher’s kit, as it captures the broad scope of Stalin’s genocide against the Ukrainian nation.

Western Connecticut’s CTV-CT Local Edition host Phillis Cortese interviewed Luhovy about making the documentary and the Holodomor. As an American story, some famine-genocide survivors came to America after WW2, who with the community, tried to alert the American government and public of Stalin’s crimes against the Ukrainian people in Soviet Ukraine.

At the 2011 Honolulu Film Awards, Genocide Revealed, has been chosen a Competition Winner for the category “Best Historical Film”. “This proud distinction is only for a small handful of select film projects awarded this exclusive honour,” stated Sean Stewart, Event Director. The Filmmakers and Screenwriters Award Ceremony and Dinner will be held May 7 at Sarento’s Top of the “I” – the Ilikai Hotel & Suites in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Also, Genocide Revealed once again won the Remi Award at the 44^th Annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival, held April 8-17, 2011. Presentation of the Award took place on April 16th in Houston, Texas. For more information, visit www.worldfest.org

To arrange a showing of Genocide Revealed or offer support, contact Yurij Luhovy: MML Inc., 2330 Beaconsfield Ave., Montreal, Que. H4A 2G8; email mmlinc@hotmail.com; tel. 514-481-5871 or visit www.yluhovy.com

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(L-R): Litchfield Hills Festival founders and directors Frank and Patrice Galterio

presenting Best Documentary Award to Yurij Luhovy for Genocide Revealed