Monique Dartonne

Monique Dartonne is a French film editor, sound editor and director who has worked in both French and Quebec films.

Monique Dartonne
Nationality	French
Occupation(s)	Film editor, sound editor, director
Years active	1979–present

As a director, she made the film High Speed, which was presented at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.^[1] There, she shared the Award of the Youth (Prix de la jeunesse) with co-director Michel Kaptur, tied with Spike Lee for She's Gotta Have It.^[2] As an editor, she is known for working with director Tony Gatlif.^[3]

In planning the 2010 film Incendies, Canadian director Denis Villeneuve met over 12 candidates to edit the film, ultimately hiring Dartonne.^[3] For Incendies, she won the Genie Award for Best Editing,^[4] as well as the Jutra Award for Editing.^[5] Being in Quebec to work on a film, Dartonne was able to attend the 31st Genie Awards and Jutra Awards ceremonies.^[3]

Filmography

Her films include:^[6]

• Gadjo dilo (1997)
• Je suis né d'une cigogne (1998)
• Exils (2004)
• Transylvania (2006)
• Korkoro (2010)
• Incendies (2010)