Heilika Pikkov and Liina Särkinen

Director at DIFF 2026

Heilika Pikkov is an Estonian documentary director, cinematographer and editor. Her first feature documentary, Flowers from the Mount of Olives (2013), premiered at the Locarno Film Festival and was well received in Estonian cinemas. She also lectures at the Baltic Film, Media and Arts School in Tallinn. Liina Särkinen is an Estonian documentary director and producer. She runs the Kinomaja Film School and the youth film festival Koolifilm in Tallinn. My Family and Other Clowns is her debut feature.