begun in 1964 when van gasteren was 42 years old, "nema aviona za zagreb" finally premiered at eye film institute netherlands on the occasion of van gasteren's 90th birthday, 20 november 2012. louis van gasteren was present at the opening and afterwards was interviewed by journalist raymond van den boogaard. on november 30 there was a public interview with the author by television critic hans beerekamp from nrc handelsblad.