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\"Monia<\/strong><\/p>\n

MONIA CHOKRI WILL BE THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE 2019 WORLD PRESS PHOTO MONTREAL<\/h1>\n

Montreal, May 29, 2019 \u2013<\/b><\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>The World Press Photo Montreal exhibition team<\/b><\/span><\/span> is proud to announce that actress and filmmaker<\/b><\/span><\/span> Monia Chokri will serve as spokesperson for its 14<\/b><\/span><\/span>th<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/sup> edition, which will take place from August 28 to September 29, 2019 at Bonsecours Market in Old Montreal.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Her first feature film <\/span><\/span>A Brother\u2019s Love<\/i><\/span><\/span> (French title: <\/span><\/span>La femme de mon fr\u00e8re)<\/i><\/span><\/span>, which she wrote and directed, was presented in May 2019 as the opening film for the Cannes Festival\u2019s<\/span><\/span> Un Certain Regard<\/i><\/span><\/span> section. After taking home the jury\u2019s Coup de coeur award, the film will be released theatrically in Quebec on June 7<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span><\/sup>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As a film actress, Monia Chokri was part of the cast of<\/span><\/span> Ravenous<\/i><\/span><\/span> (French title: <\/span><\/span>Les Affam\u00e9s<\/i><\/span><\/span>, by Robin Aubert) winner of the 2017 Best Canadian Feature prize at TIFF. She also played in <\/span><\/span>We Are Gold<\/i><\/span><\/span> (French title: <\/span><\/span>Nous sommes Gol<\/i><\/span><\/span>d, by \u00c9ric Morin), <\/span><\/span>Avant qu\u2019on explose<\/i><\/span><\/span> (by R\u00e9mi St-Michel) and <\/span><\/span>Days of Darkness<\/i><\/span><\/span> (French title: <\/span><\/span>L\u2019\u00e2ge des t\u00e9n\u00e8bres<\/i><\/span><\/span>, by Denys Arcand). She shot to fame after playing the part of Marie in <\/span><\/span>Heartbeats<\/i><\/span><\/span> (French title: <\/span><\/span>Les Amours imaginaires<\/i><\/span><\/span>) by<\/span><\/span> Xavier Dolan, for whom she also played in <\/span><\/span>Laurence Anyways<\/i><\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In 2013, she wrote and directed her first short film, <\/span><\/span>An Extraordinary Person<\/i><\/span><\/span> (French title: <\/span><\/span>Quelqu\u2019un d\u2019extraordinaire<\/i><\/span><\/span>)<\/span><\/span>,<\/i><\/span><\/span> which won several awards, including the Jutra for Best short or medium-length film; the South By Southwest festival prize and five awards at the 11<\/span><\/span>th<\/span><\/span><\/sup> Prends \u00e7a court! Gala. Since graduating from the <\/span><\/span>Conservatoire d\u2019art dramatique de Montr\u00e9al in 2005, Chokri has also performed in a dozen plays, including <\/span><\/span>Chroniques<\/i><\/span><\/span> (by Emmanuel Schwartz), <\/span><\/span>Les mauvaises herbes<\/i><\/span><\/span> (by Jasmine Dub\u00e9) and many works by Th\u00e9\u00e2tre DuBunker, a company she co-founded. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

About the World Press Photo Montreal exhibition<\/h2>\n

Often dubbed the Oscars of photojournalism, the World Press Photo is the most prestigious press photography contest on the planet. The 2019 edition of World Press Photo Montreal will be presented at Bonsecours Market from August 28 to September 29. In 2019, the prizewinning images are divided into eight categories: Spot News, General News, Contemporary Issues, People, Environment, Nature, Sports and Long-Term Projects. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/a> High resolution photos of Monia Chokri <\/b><\/span><\/span>are<\/span><\/span> <\/b>available <\/span><\/span>here<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span>. <\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Password:<\/b><\/span><\/span> WPPmedia <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Media contacts:<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Marie Marais – <\/span><\/span>mariemarais.rp@gmail.com<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> – (438) 933-2821 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

M\u00e9lanie Mingotaud – <\/span><\/span>Melanie@mingo2.ca<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/u><\/span> – (514) 582-5272<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Credit photo : <\/strong>\u00a9 Maude Chauvin<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"yoast_head":"\nMONIA CHOKRI WILL BE THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE 2019 WORLD PRESS PHOTO MONTREAL [2019] - World Press Photo Montr\u00e9al 2026<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expo-wppmtl.ca\/en\/monia-chokri-will-be-the-spokesperson-for-the-2019-world-press-photo-montreal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MONIA CHOKRI WILL BE THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE 2019 WORLD PRESS PHOTO MONTREAL [2019] - 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