Tomaz Grom

Tomaž Grom (Ljubljana, 1972) is a double bass player and author. He has performed at festivals across Europe and North America, and has composed music for numerous theater, contemporary dance, puppet performances and movies. He is making video portraits of Slovenian artists for web portal Centralala.si. According to his idea, a feature-length documentary Balkan Whispers, directed by Boris Petkovič, was made. His film Can't Wait For You To Come was premiered in January 2021, then Don't Think It Will Ever Pass in January 2023. He also made a short documantary I’d Like To See The Trees On Our Way in October 2023. In 2021, for the project Can't Wait For You To Come, he won the 'Sharpening of the View Award' at Ljubljana Short Film Festival, which is awarded by young critics, in 2022, the main award at the Independent Film Festival Slovenia, and in 2023, the award at the Malatesta Short Film Festival. In 2023 he received the award for music and for the best film at the Slovenian Film Festival for the film Don't Think It Will Ever Pass. Music for film: 2023 - Dont Think It Will Ever Pass Away - film_Tomaž Grom - zavod Sploh 2021 - Granny's Sexual Life - film_ Urška Djukić - Studio Virc 2021 - Steakhouse - film_Špela Čadež - Finta Film 2016 - Šum Balkana - documentary film - Boris Petkovič - Zavod Kineki 2016 - Nighthawk - animated film - Špela Čadež - No History 2016 - Slovo - animated film - Leon Vidmar - ZVVIKS Production 2013 - Boles - animated film - Špela Čadež - No History Awards for his movies: 1. Don't Think It Will Ever Pass 2023, Vesna Award for Best Feature Film, FSF Portorož Don’t Think It Will Ever Pass is an entirely unique and highly emotionally charged film that calls for an open-eyed audience. Experimental and enigmatic, and yet subtle, honest, and associatively open. With an ever-moving camera that seems to be able to find a new story wherever it steered. Constantly unfolding new spaces and finding poetry in the banality of everyday life. Cinema as a ritual, as a need that transforms pain into beauty. 2023, Vesna Award for Best Original Music to Tomaž Grom, FSF Portorož With a repetitive, minimalist motif and thundering silences, music in the experimental film Don’t Think It Will Ever Pass is a poignant signal of the passing of time, evoking intense reactions and mixed feelings. 2. Can't Wait For You To Come Sharpening The Gaze award: In his short film, musician and exceptional artist Tomaž Grom interweaves personal archive footage and family photos with incredible sensitivity, giving us an intimate insight into a dialogue with his memories and inner feelings. In a complex documentary form, the footage literally breathes with its original musical score. Public Aword at Europa Film Festival: Experimental short film where family, life, experiences form a very powerful and attractive collage. Story of many stories. Life in its fullness and dynamism. Originality and naturalness united. And enormous expre4ssiveness and creativity in each scene that we can enjoy. The public has decided to give him this award. The public is wise. Well, it's a unique film. Marvelous! Honorable Mention, Best Documentary at Eastrn Europe Film Festival The "Cinema Libre" prize, curated by Albedo aps, Malatesta short film festival For the ability and the courage to transform the intimate testimony of an irreparable loss into a dense work of life, characterized by total freedom of stylistic expression. Thanks to the very personal and touching work of reworking family photographs, the film strikes the perfect balance between home movies and artistic expression. Under the witchcraft of a musical score, the opera orchestrates different tracks of memory, including photos, family films, stop motion animations, frames of musical executions and reflections on memory and love as in a musical performance. Other: He made music for film Granny's Sexual Life, which has received over 30 awards and is the recipient of the European Cesar Award for 2023. He is signed as the author and performer of the music for the film Nighthawk, the film Boles and Steakhouse directed by Špela Čadež. The first received 23 international awards, the second 32, and the third already over 20.