Washington DC, May 9 -- Actress, director and screenwriter Monia Chokri has been named president of the Camera d'Or jury at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival, according to Variety.

The award is given to a first work across the official selection as well as in the Critics' Week and Directors' Fortnight sections.

"A debut film is a dizzying experience, a defining moment when the soul seeks its form in images," she said in a statement, according to Variety.

Chokri, known for her performances in' The Age of Darkness' and 'Heartbeats', made her directorial debut in 2019 with 'A Brother's Love', which won the Jury Coup de Coeur prize in the Un Certain Regard section at Cannes, as per the outlet.

She later directed Babysitter and The Nature ...