Jaanika Arum

Jaanika Arum graduated from the School of Drama at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2014 with a degree in acting and works across theatre and film. One of her earliest screen roles was in Free Range (2013, dir. Veiko Õunpuu), produced by Homeless Bob Production and premiered at the Berlinale Forum (2014). Alongside her work as an actress, she earned a degree in contemporary art from the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2020. Arum wrote and directed the short film Skin of a Mandarin, which won the main prize at the Baltic Pitching Forum in 2020, was selected for the international competition at PÖFF Shorts in 2023, and was nominated for Best Short Film at the Estonian Film and Television Awards in 2024. She is currently developing her debut feature film Beyond the Visible Flowers.