death_place death_date birth_place birth_date yearsactive domesticpartner article_title name occupation
granby , québec 28 november 2009 maniwaki , québec 31 july 1928 1965 -- 1999 chloé sainte-marie gilles carle
 gilles carle filmmaker -lrb- writer , director , producer -rrb-
gilles carle

gilles carle , -lrb- july 31 , 1928 -- november 28 , 2009 -rrb- was a french canadian director , screenwriter and painter .
he joined the nfb in 1960 , where his credits included `` la vie heureuse de léopold z '' .
but after the nfb rejected several of carle 's projects , he began working independently .
in 1972 carle won the canadian film award for best director for his `` the true nature of bernadette '' .
carle was born in maniwaki , quebec .
his film `` 50 ans '' , celebrating the `` 50 years '' of the national film board of canada , won the short film palme d'or at the 1989 cannes film festival .
in 1990 , he was awarded the government of quebec 's prix albert-tessier .
in 1997 , carle received a governor general 's performing arts award for lifetime artistic achievement , canada 's highest honour in the performing arts .
in 1998 , he was made an officer of the order of canada .
in 2007 , he was made a grand officer of the ordre national du quebec .
carle died aged 81 on november 28 , 2009 of complications from parkinson 's disease at the hospital in granby , quebec .
he is survived by his son and three daughters as well as his companion of 27 years , chloé sainte-marie .
quebec premier jean charest described him , at his death , as one of quebec 's most influential filmmakers .
