Damir Markovina was born in 1973, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. In 2022, he graduated in Film and TV Directing (Documentary Film) from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb, having previously graduated in acting from the same school. He appeared in many Croatian films and TV series. He is a film director, producer, and writer. His short documentary film, Šihta was selected for the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival official student competition in 2019. His medium-length documentary film, Wait for Me won, among other things, the AJB DOC festival’s main award in Sarajevo in 2021, and Oktavijan – the Croatian national FIPRESCI award for the best Croatian documentary film. His second medium-length documentary film, Deserters won the best Central and Eastern European medium-length documentary and the Best Sound Design at Jihlava IDFF 2022, where it had its world premiere.