Monique Dartonne is a French

film editor Film editing is both a creative and a technical part of the post-production process of filmmaking. The term is derived from the traditional process of working with film stock, film which increasingly involves the use Digital cinema, of digital ...

, sound editor and director who has worked in both French and

Quebec films The history of cinema in Quebec started on June 27, 1896 when the Frenchman Louis Minier inaugurated the first movie projection in North America in a Montreal theatre room. However, it would have to wait until the 1960s before a genuine Quebe ...

. As a director, she made the film '' High Speed'', which was presented at the

1986 Cannes Film Festival The 39th Cannes Film Festival took place from 8 to 19 May 1986. American filmmaker Sydney Pollack served as jury president for the main competition. British filmmaker Roland Joffé won the ''Palme d'Or'', the festival's top prize, for the drama f ...

. There, she shared the Award of the Youth (Prix de la jeunesse) with co-director Michel Kaptur, tied with

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for ''

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''. As an editor, she is known for working with director

Tony Gatlif Tony Gatlif is a French film director who also works as a screenwriter, composer, actor, and producer. Born 10 September 1948 as Michel (Boualem) Dahmani in Algeria, then officially part of France, to a Berber (Kabyle) father and an Andalusian- ...

. In planning the 2010 film ''

Incendies ''Incendies'' (; ) 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, Mélissa Dés ...

'', 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

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for Editing. Being in Quebec to work on a film, Dartonne was able to attend the

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'' () 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 received mixed reviews but was nomin ...

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

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

'' (2010)

References

External links

Monique Dartonne
at the

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