Gilles Carle was a key figure in developing Québec cinema, one of the most prolific and important talents in the Canadian film industry.
An Officer of the Order of Canada, a Grand Officer of the National Order of Québec and a Knight in France’s Légion d’honneur, he received numerous international prizes, Genies, Canadian Film Awards and a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award.
He lived in Granby and died here in 2009.
