Let us share with you the fantastic news of 'Everything is Forever' winning two top awards at the 47th Annual Worldfest Houston International Film Festival published on The Filipino Australian
Stephanie Silber, Vic Zimet and Nenad Bach - the winning team
Last
week, TFA Community Blogs featured Croatian-American
composer-singer-writer Nenad Bach and his connection with the Filipino
Australian community through his music which he lent to support charity
drives for victims of super typhoons in the Philippines. Last night, TFA
learned that a feature film about him, ‘Everything is Forever’, won top
international film awards. TFA writer Violi Calvert shares with us her
notes on the awards and Nenad Bach. / Ed.
The
journey of Croatian-American composer/singer and writer Nenad Bach
through war and peace, and rock and roll captured in the
documentary/feature film ‘Everything is Forever’ won top awards at the
47th Annual Worldfest Houston International Film Festival (April 4-13).
The
feature film garnered the prestigious Platinum Remi Award for
Theatrical Feature Film & Video Award and the Special Jury Remi
Award for Music Video Award – Stage Concert/ Performance.
Houston Film Festival two awards
The
film spanning fifteen years of the life of Nenad Bach in the USA,
Croatia and other parts of Europe, was cleverly made alive on the screen
by the talented director Vic Zimet and produced by the prolific writer
Stephanie Silber, both of Home Team Productions. Vic and Stephanie were
thrilled to receive the plaques with Nenad during the awarding ceremony.
One of Nenad’s friends who attended the film festival was David Byler. David posted on Facebook:
“I’m
exhausted and happy tonight/this morning/this afternoon whatever it is.
The World Premiere showing of the Vic Zimet film “Everything is
Forever” about Nenad Bach was a fantastic success. Not only did the
Croatian club show up in strength, many others in the Croatian and
Bosnian community were with us tonight. There were viewers from Mexico
and Kuwait, India, Germany and other countries came too. New friends
were there and enjoyed the production and contributed with good solid
questions during the question and answer period as well. Nenad and Vic
were so swamped with admirers that it was difficult to clear the theatre
for the next show. Marvellous evening! Now I’m off to sleep. Laka ti
noc ya’ll!”
When
asked for his comments on the mammoth wins of ‘Everything is Forever’,
Nenad said: “I feel humbled and honored. After 15 years it feels great
to be validated at the first festival. My gratitude towards the whole
team especially Vic and Steph.”
Nenad in his 'signature pose' with the awards
The
Houston International Film Festival is the first of four film festivals
so far that ‘Everything is Forever’ has joined and has been officially
accepted.
The indications are that it will be reaping more success as it gets screened in subsequent film festivals.
The
film does not only have the components that appeal to discerning
viewers and critics; it is also backed by the passion, talent and other
admirable qualities of the subject [Nenad Bach] and the team behind it
[Vic Zimet, Stephanie Silber and rest of the Home Team Productions].
