Toma Zidić was born in Zagreb in 1988. He directed a series of short films screened internationally at film festivals. As Artistic Director, he ran the Diversions International Short Film Festival held in Sveti Ivan Zelina from 2014 to 2022. From 2012, he has been actively mentoring and leading film workshops and education projects for children and youth, and in 2022, initiated the “Oslobođeni film: filmske pustolovine za djecu i mlade – Liberated film: film adventures for kids and youth” workshop project, still running around Croatia. From 2023, he has been an expert collaborator for the Croatian Audiovisual Center's Department of Film Literacy and Audience Development, where he is also the author of several methodological publications. Founder of “Flame.In – documentary film laboratory” for young professionals, running from 2024. in Istria. His debut documentary feature “A Wander Into the Ocean” received the “Dragan Rubeša” Critics' Award at the 20th Liburnia Film Festival in Opatija. Member of DHFA – Croatian Film Authors and Producers Guild, Croatian Screenwriters and Playwrights Guild, Cinema Club Zagreb, and Filmmakers' Cooperative in New York.