Biography
Peter Korday is a French-Hungarian film director based in Paris, known for his work in contemporary French arthouse cinema. His work is characterized by poetic minimalism, strong visual storytelling, and an interest in non-linear narrative structures. He began his career as an actor. He played leading roles in numerous performances in Germany, Japan, Canada and in the United States - The Phantom of the Opera, The Bat, The Merry Widow, Chicago, A Little Night Music, A View From The Bridge, Love's Labour's Lost, Anna Karenina. He was inveted to Los Angeles in 2012 where he worked as a stage director for four years - Circus Princess, Baroness Lili, A Night at the Opera, Countess Maritza, All's Well that Ends Well. He is the CEO of Jona Films Paris later on Jonah Film Entertainment since 2017 when he started his film career - Coriandoli Verdi, J'en Ai Marre, Insieme, Unsent Letter, Adieu, Canzone D'Amore, Fille de l'Océan, Dreams of Los Angeles, It Was September, A Kind of Love. He made his debut as a co-producer in the short movie Les Recherches Continuent (2018). The film - was shot in Paris - received the main prize of Bujtor Istvan Film Festival in Hungary after that the film was presented in West Los Angeles and North Hollywood as well. "Le Collier" / "The Necklace" french-hungarian co-production was also shooted in Paris, of which he was the director, co-producer and screenwriter (2020). The film received the Best Cinematography in Sweden, the Best Director Award - the Special Jury Prize in India, Bollywood, the "Inspiration Woman in a Film" award in Hollywood, Los Angeles (2020) and Best Screenplay award - in Rome, Sweet Democracy Film Festival (2021). In 2022 the movie won the Best Experimental Film category at the Cannes Independent Film Festival (CIFF). In 2025, he adopted the name Peter Korday for artistic and ethical clarity, marking a new chapter in his film career. His first full-length French arthouse feature, Flottant légèrement dans les Champs des Sphères / Soft Floating in the Fields of Spheres, had its world premiere on November 9, 2025, at the International Film Festival of The Hague (IFFH), where it was given a prominent screening in the festival’s closing block, just before the awards ceremony. The film won the Alternative - Mystery of Soul - Experimental award.
