Monique Dartonne is a French

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, sound editor and director who has worked in both

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and

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. As a director, she made the film '' High Speed'', which was presented at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival. There, she shared the Award of the Youth (Prix de la jeunesse) with co-director Michel Kaptur, tied with

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for '' She's Gotta Have It''. As an editor, she is known for working with director Tony Gatlif. In planning the 2010 film ''

Incendies ''Incendies'' (; "Fires") is a 2010 Canadian drama film directed by Denis Villeneuve, who co-wrote the screenplay with Valérie Beaugrand-Champagne. Adapted from Wajdi Mouawad's play of the same name, ''Incendies'' stars Lubna Azabal, Méli ...

'', Canadian director

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met over 12 candidates to edit the film, ultimately hiring Dartonne. For ''Incendies'', she won the Genie Award for Best Editing, as well as the

Jutra Award The Prix Iris is a Canadian film award, presented annually by Québec Cinéma, which recognizes talent and achievement in the mainly francophone feature film industry in Quebec.31st Genie Awards The 31st Genie Awards ceremony was held on March 10, 2011 to honour films released in 2010.

and Jutra Awards ceremonies.

Filmography

Her films include: * '' Gadjo dilo'' (1997) * ''

Je suis né d'une cigogne ''Je suis né d'une cigogne'' ( en, Children of the Stork) is a 1999 French road movie directed by Tony Gatlif, starring Romain Duris, Rona Hartner, Ouassini Embarek, Christine Pignet and Marc Nouyrigat. Following its French release, it receive ...

'' (1998) * '' Exils'' (2004) * ''

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'' (2006) * '' Korkoro'' (2010) * ''

'' (2010)

References

External links

Monique Dartonne
at the

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