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Monia Chokri

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Monia Chokri
Chokri in 2012
Born (1982-06-27) 27 June 1982 (age 41)
Quebec City, Quebec
Occupation(s)Actress, filmmaker

Monia Chokri (born 27 June 1982) is a Canadian actress and filmmaker.

Life and career[edit]

Born in Quebec City in 1982,[1] Chokri began her acting career after she completed her studies at Conservatoire d'art dramatique de Montréal in 2005.[2] Her mother is of Scottish origin through Scandinavian ancestors, while her father is descended from Tunisian Berber roots.[3]

In addition to having played in several theatre productions in Montreal, Chokri has received notable roles in films presented at the Cannes Film Festival directed by Québécois filmmakers who are better known outside of Canada, namely Denys Arcand and Xavier Dolan. In Heartbeats, she played Marie, a young woman who falls in love with the same man as her gay male best friend Francis, played by Dolan, who also directed. The quality of her acting has been noted by critics, notably in Les Inrockuptibles[4] and Le Monde.[5]

At the end of 2010, the readers of Les Inrockuptibles named Chokri #4 on their list of the top actresses of the year for her performance in Heartbeats.

Her debut as a director, the short film An Extraordinary Person (Quelqu'un d'extraordinaire), was released in 2013 and won the Prix Jutra for Best Live Action Short Film at the 16th Jutra Awards.[6] Her feature debut, A Brother's Love (La femme de mon frère), premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[7]

Babysitter, in which she was both the director and an actress, was released in 2022. She received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Lead Performance in a Film at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023.[8]

Filmography[edit]

Awards and nominations[edit]

Award Year Category Work Result Ref.
Canadian Film Festival 2023 Best Feature Babysitter Won [9]
Canadian Screen Awards 2023 Best Performance in a Leading Role Babysitter Nominated [8]
2024 Best Original Screenplay The Nature of Love Nominated [10]
Cannes Film Festival 2019 Prix Un Certain Regard A Brother's Love Nominated [7]
Un Certain Regard – Coup de cœur du Jury Won [11]
Caméra d'Or Nominated [12]
2023 Prix Un Certain Regard The Nature of Love Nominated [13]
Queer Palm Nominated [14]
César Awards 2024 Best Foreign Film The Nature of Love Won [15]
Festival du nouveau cinéma 2013 Best Canadian or Québécois Short Film An Extraordinary Person Won [16]
Locarno Film Festival 2013 Pardi di Domani An Extraordinary Person Nominated [17]
Junior Jury Award Won [18]
Prix Iris 2013 Best Supporting Actress Laurence Anyways Nominated [19]
2014 Best Live Action Short Film An Extraordinary Person Won [20]
2023 Best Director Babysitter Nominated [21]
South by Southwest 2014 Jury Award – Narrative Short An Extraordinary Person Won [22]
Tampere Film Festival 2014 Best Fiction An Extraordinary Person Won [23]
Windsor International Film Festival 2023 WIFF Prize in Canadian Film The Nature of Love Nominated [24]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cher journal : Monia Chokri". CBC.ca (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  2. ^ "Monia CHOKRI". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  3. ^ "Monia Chokri et Hafsia Herzi : filiations et racines". France Culture (in French). 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  4. ^ "« Les Amours imaginaires », superbe mosaïque pop et rétro « Cannes 2010". Archived from the original on 2010-06-20. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  5. ^ "Critique : " Les Amours imaginaires ", de Xavier Dolan (Un certain regard) | le Monde à Cannes". Archived from the original on 2012-12-10. Retrieved 2012-12-03.
  6. ^ "Chutes extraordinaires et royaumes mortels – 7 courts québécois". 24 images (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  7. ^ a b "The 2019 Official Selection". Festival de Cannes. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  8. ^ a b Pugh, Joseph (2023-03-17). "Clement Virgo's Brother, sci-fi comedy Viking among leading nominees for Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  9. ^ Townsend, Kelly. "Babysitter wins Best Feature at 2023 Canadian Film Fest". Playback. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  10. ^ "Full List of 2024 Canadian Screen Awards Nominations for Bell Media". Bell Media. 2024-03-06. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  11. ^ "Tout le Palmarès du 72e Festival de Cannes". Festival de Cannes (in French). 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  12. ^ "Xavier Dolan, Pedro Almodovar, Ken Loach to compete at Cannes Film Festival". CBC News. 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  13. ^ "The films of the Official Selection 2023". Festival de Cannes. 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  14. ^ Goldstein, Gregg (2023-05-18). "John Cameron Mitchell Leads Cannes' Queer Palm Jury: 'Any Awards Help to Dignify Work'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  15. ^ Mabille, Marthe (2024-02-24). "César 2024 : le palmarès complet de la 49e cérémonie". Vogue France (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  16. ^ Vlessing, Etan. "Gerontophilia, Diego Star win big at Festival du Nouveau Cinema". Playback. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  17. ^ "Canadian talent comes out in force at the 2013 Locarno International Film Festival". Telefilm Canada. 2013-07-22. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  18. ^ "Monia Chokri". Cinéfondation (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  19. ^ "Finalistes et lauréats 2013". Gala Québec Cinéma (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  20. ^ "Finalistes et lauréats 2014". Gala Québec Cinéma (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  21. ^ "«Viking» et «Babysitter» sont en tête des nominations du Gala Québec Cinéma". Le Devoir (in French). 2023-11-14. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  22. ^ Thompson, Anne (2014-03-12). "SXSW Fest Wrap & Competition Award Winners". IndieWire. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  23. ^ "Russian animation snags top prize at the Tampere Film Festival". Cineuropa. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
  24. ^ "WIFF ANNOUNCES 2023 PRIZE IN CANADIAN FILM NOMINEES". Windsor International Film Festival. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2024-06-05.

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