Marija Dzidzeva was born in 1970 in Gevgelija, Macedonia. She graduated from Faculty of philology (1994) and Faculty of dramatic arts (2000), both in Skopje. Her thesis short feature film ‘Miss Amnesia’ (2000) was shown on numerous festivals. ‘Toni Mandza’s list’ (2004), documentary, was shown and awarded at various international festivals. In 2005 she directed 40 min. feature film ‘You are alive’.