Born and raised in Stockholm and Dalarna, Rojda Sekeröz already has achieved plenty in film. After studies at Swedish dramatic institute Rojda has directed a number of short films such as Fast (Stuck), Fittbacka-ett jävla ungdomshem, Selvi ska sova and Jungfrufärd (The Voyage). Now Rojda´s first feature film was released in March 2017 and has so far received outstanding reviews. The much acclaimed drama ”Dröm Vidare” (Beyond dreams) was nominated at Göteborgs film festival Dragon awards for Best movie, later won the public´s choice for best film as well as the Angelos award. Dröm vidare was awarded for best picture at The Norwegian film festival as well as at Duhok film festival. Rojda also won the prestigous Swedish filmaward “Guldbaggen” for newcomer of the year 2017.
Rojda has recently finished her second feature “My life as a comedian” by author/scriptwriter Jonas Gardell, which has been chosen to screen for the for time during TIFF (Toronto international film festival) in the section of Discovery. After directing the charming comedy Dejta for SVT, Rojda embarked on a fantastic journey with the Netflix original series Young Royals, gaining great reviews and recognition all over the world. Now we are looking forward to her next Netflix tv-series “Skiftet”.
Rojda
Sekersöz
Feature films
- 2019
En Komikers Uppväxt (My Life As a Comedian), Anagram
- 2017
Dröm Vidare (Beyond Dreams), 2aFilm
- 2010
Jungrufärd, Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts
TV series
- 2025
Skiftet, Netflix
- 2022
Young Royals S2, Nexiko
- 2021
Young Royals, Nexiko
- 2019
Dejta, B-Reel Films
Awards
- 2018
Guldbagge Awards (Winner), Newcomer Of The Year for Dröm Vidare (Beyond Dreams)
- 2018
Minneapolis St.Paul International Film Festival (Nominee), Emerging Filmmaker Award for Dröm Vidare (Beyond Dreams)
- 2017
Duhok International Film Festival (Winner), Best Film for Dröm Vidare (Beyond Dreams)
- 2017
Göteborg Film Festival (Winner), Best Nordic Film for Dröm Vidare (Beyond Dreams)
- 2017
Göteborg Film Festival (Winner), Angelo Award for Dröm Vidare (Beyond Dreams)
- 2017
Norwegian International Film Festival (Winner), FIPRESCI Award for Dröm Vidare (Beyond Dreams)