Damir Markovina

Damir Markovina was born in 1973. in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. He graduated at MA of Film and TV Directing (Documentary film) at Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, Croatia in 2022, after his degree in Acting, also at the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, Croatia. He has performed as an actor in many Croatian films and television series. He is a film director, producer, and a writer.
His short documentary film "The Shift" was selected in 25th Sarajevo Film Festival Official selection - Student competition 2019. His mid-lenght documentary film "Wait for Me" won the AJB DOC festival Sarajevo 2021, Main Award at Pula Film Festival in student documentary film competition, and the Oktavijan - Croatian national FIPRESCI award for best national short documentary.
His second mid-lenght documentary film "Deserters" won Best Central and East European film award and Best sound design award at Ji.hlava IDFF 2022.