Maja Fernqvist has an extensive background in advertising. She has worked for some of the top creative agencies in the world, most recently as a Creative Director at Droga5, and at VICE New York. Maja has created work that has been recognized with multiple recognitions such as Cannes Lions, Clios, AD&D, BTAA and the One Show awards. With her strong conceptual and visual background as a creative, Maja has truly developed a unique sensibility for the world of film and storytelling as a Director.
Her short film “Light” was officially selected to the Brooklyn Film Festival and LA Shorts Fest in 2013. Maja was selected to create a short film featuring the characters of The Twilight Saga sponsored by Lionsgate, Women In Film, Facebook and author of the Twilight series, Stephenie Meyer. The film premiered on FB and had over 3 million views and over 150,000 likes in just the first 2 weeks. Maja has also made a handful commercial work for fashion brands, and she has been exploring the world of VR, completing a thrilling short film for Nokia. Last May, she was chosen by National Geographic to create a short film promoting the TV-Series “Genius”. In 2017, Maja was shortlisted from a pool of 5,000 directors for the honorable Warner Brothers Emerging Directors initiative as well as for the AFI DWW initiative 2018.