KRISTINA LORENT GOZTOLA
Actress, Film Producer, Screenwriter
President of Gold Wood Pictures
Kristina Lorent Goztola is a French-Hungarian actress based in Paris, known for her work in French arthouse cinema and international productions.
She began her career as a musical actress in Hungary. After playing a few leading roles in musical performances, (Kiss me Kate! Stowaway, Miss Susy) at the age of 22 she continued her studies in London and in Los Angeles in New York Film Academy to become Screen actress.
She got the role of Natasha in the american-canadian TV series Painkiller Jane (2007). Thenceforth played in popular Hungarian TV series In the Line of Fire (2009), Életképek (2009) Hacktion (2013). Thanks to her mediterranean appearance is often invited to play Italian, Spanish roles, Captain Alatriste (2013) Chi pensa a me? (2014).
She was offered the role of Christine Wiegel in the American-French-English- Belgian co-production The Man with the Iron Heart (2017) in which she played the lover of Reinhard Heydrich, starred by Jason Clarke.
She was invited to Avignon to one of the biggest theatrical festivals in the world to play the leading role in french language in the drama of Matei Visniec “Du sexe de la femme comme champ de bataille” (2015) where the performance was nominated for the prize of Tournesol.
Owing to her french success, she established the film company Jona Films Paris later on Jonah Film Entertainment (2017).
She made her debut as a producer in the short movie Les Recherches Continuent 2018. The film – was shot in Paris and in which she played the female leading role – received the main prize of Bujtor Istvan Film Festival in Hungary (2018) after that the film was presented in West Los Angeles and North Hollywood as well. For her acting in the film she received the Best Actress Prize by Sweden Film Awards (2020).
In 2019 at Cannes Film Festival, as actress she represented the beautiful collection of the world famous Israeli fashion designer Michal Negrin.
“Le Collier” / “The Necklace” french-hungarian co-production was also shooted in Paris, of which she was the protagonist and producer (2020). The film received the Best Cinematography, the Best Director Award – Peter Halmi and the Special Jury Prize in India, Bollywood (2020).
In 2022 the movie won the Best Experimental Film category at the Cannes Independent Film Festival (CIFF).
In 2024, he founded the Paris-based film production company Gold Wood Pictures, where he has since been serving as the founding president.
In 2025, Kristina released a new feature film, created in collaboration with Péter Korday. Flottant légèrement dans les Champs des Sphères (“Soft Floating in the Fields of Spheres”) is a mystical drama exploring the hidden details of a tragic accident, inspired by personal experiences. Originally conceived as a therapeutic writing project, the book was eventually adapted into a film based on Korday’s idea.
Her 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. In the production, Kristina played the lead role and also contributed as a producer. The film won the Alternative – Mystery of Soul – Experimental award, Kristina Goztola Lorent received the Best Actress award at France’s Red Movie Awards for her performance, and the production additionally earned the Best Cinematography recognition.
Press Recognition
A recent Hungarian and American media reflection beautifully summarized Kristina Lorent Goztola’s artistic identity:
“Kristina Lorent Goztola is yet another example of how the encounter between Hungarian talent and French artistry can lead to exciting, profound, and universal results.
Her name has become synonymous with intellectually rich, emotionally nuanced acting, and with that rare ability to speak directly to the viewer’s soul — even through the film screen.”
Her performance as Rebecca in Soft Floating in the Fields of Spheres / Flottant légèrement dans les Champs des Sphères was also praised by the curators of the New York MACOproject Film Festival. Kristina Lorent Goztola’s portrayal was described as “heartbreakingly human and metaphysical.” According to the review, Kristina’s performance “is at once heartbreakingly human and profoundly metaphysical. In the hospital scenes, she conveys the tangible reality of pain, while in alternative futures, she captures the subtle stirrings of the subconscious. She compels the audience to remember not her death, but the possibilities of her life – this is the greatest power of her performance.”
In 2025, Budapest Reporter highlighted her as “a unique figure bridging Hollywood and European art cinema,” praising her poetic realism and artistic integrity. The article also placed her within the lineage of Hungarian filmmakers and actors who have left a mark on world cinema – from Béla Tarr and István Szabó to cinematographer Marcell Rév (Euphoria, Joker: Folie à Deux).
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