Complex sentence: In 1990, Pettigrew settled in Paris to devote himself to filmmaking and nine years later founded the film production company, Portrait et Compagnie, with French producer Olivier Gal. He spends a short part of each year on Lake Memphremagog in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1990, Pettigrew settled in Paris to devote himself to filmmaking. In 1999, Pettigrew founded the film production company, Portrait et Compagnie, with French producer Olivier Gal. He spends a short part of each year on Lake Memphremagog in the Eastern Townships of Quebec.