CP NewsAlert: Foundation confirms death of Quebec film entrepreneur Daniel Langlois

By The Canadian Press on December 4, 2023.

A foundation created by Quebec businessman and philanthropist Daniel Langlois is confirming that he and his partner have died in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica. Left to right, Claude Chamberlan, director, Sheila de La Varende, director general, and Daniel Langlois, head of the board of the Montreal Festival of Nouveau Cinema in Montreal on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2004. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ian Barrett

MONTREAL – A foundation created by Quebec businessman and philanthropist Daniel Langlois is confirming that he and his partner have died in the Caribbean island nation of Dominica.

The Daniel Langlois Foundation updated its website today to say the founder of film software company Softimage and his partner, Dominique Marchand, died “in tragic circumstances” on Friday near the resort they owned.

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