FREJA SVENSSON IS AN INDEPENDENT CASTING DIRECTOR, SPECIALISING IN FILM AND TELEVISION. WITH A FOUNDATION IN PHOTOGRAPHY AND FILM PRODUCTION, SHE HAS SERVED IN ROLES RANGING FROM ASSISTANT DIRECTOR AND EDITOR TO VARIOUS ROLES ON SET.

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AFTER COMPLETING HER STUDIES IN FILM AND BA IN DIGITAL MEDIA, SHE HAS CONTRIBUTED TO NUMEROUS PRODUCTIONS IN DIVERSE CAPACITIES, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON TALENT SCOUTING FOR FILM PROJECTS.

IN RECENT YEARS, SHE HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN CASTING FOR FILMS AS "THE PIG FROM TURKEY" TO THE GULDBAGGEN-NOMINATED SHORT FILM "MADDEN".

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SHE EMPLOYS VARIOUS TECHNIQUES IN HER CASTING PROCESS, INCLUDING STREET CASTING. EVERY CASTING PROCESS HAS IT'S OWN APPROACH AND THE PEOPLE TELLING THE STORY SHOULD BE BELIEVABLE AND CHALLENGING THE STATUS QUE. 

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WHILE FREJA SPENT HER FORMATIVE YEARS ON HISINGEN, AN "ISLAND" IN GOTHENBURG, SHE IS NOW BASED IN STOCKHOLM.