Fabienne Godet

Fabienne Godet (born 20 May 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter.

Fabienne Godet
Born (1964-05-20) 20 May 1964
France
NationalityFrance
Occupation(s)Director, Screenwriter
Years active1992–present
Known forBurnt Out
FamilyAntoine Godet

Biography

Fabienne Godet was born in Angers into a family of six children. She studied psychology and worked in the medical field.[1] Simultaneously, she engaged in three years of theatre training at the Angers conservatory.[2][3] According to Le Figaro, she following an unjust dismissal, she decided to fully immerse herself in her passion for cinema[4] which she discovered, in part, through the Angers European First Film Festival.[2] Drawing from her corporate experience, she crafted her debut feature film, Burnt Out, portraying the violence and mechanics of submission.

Her film Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge received a nomination at the 35th César Awards in the Best Documentary category.[5][6] In 2013, Godet presided over the short films jury at the Angers European First Film Festival.[7] In 2024 she directed the film Le répondeur with Denis Podalydès.[8]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1992 La Vie comme ça (French: La Vie comme ça) Director Short film
1994 Un certain goût d'herbe fraîche (French: Un certain goût d'herbe fraîche) Director Short film
1996 Le soleil a promis de se lever demain (French: Le soleil a promis de se lever demain) Director, Screenwriter Short film
1996 La tentation de l'innocence (French: La tentation de l'innocence) Director, Screenwriter Medium film
2006 Le sixième Homme : L'Affaire Loiseau (French: Le sixième Homme : l'Affaire Loiseau) Director Feature film
2006 Burnt Out (French: Sauf le respect que je vous dois) Director, Screenwriter Feature film
2009 Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge[9] (French: Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge) Director Feature film
2013 A Place on Earth (2013 film) (French: Une place sur la Terre) Director Feature film
2018 Nos vies formidables (French: Nos vies formidables)[10][11] Director Feature film
2021 Si demain[12] (French: Si demain) Director Feature film
2024 Le répondeur (French: Le répondeur) Director Feature film

Distinctions
  • 2009: Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge nominated at 35th César Awards in the category of Best film documentary.

Participations

References
  1. "Fabienne-GODET". Premiere. 20 May 1964.
  2. "Fabienne Godet : «Benoit Poelvoorde est très fier d'"Une place sur la terre"»". L'Obs. 29 August 2013.
  3. Olivier Seguret. "Critique : «Une place sur la Terre», fenêtre sur cœur". Libération (in French).
  4. "Biographie Fabienne Godet". Le Figaro. 20 May 1964.
  5. Jean-Luc Douin (7 April 2009). ""Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge" : portrait du détenu en geôlier de lui-même". Le Monde (in French).
  6. ""Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge" : portrait du détenu en geôlier de lui-même". academie-cinema.org (in French).
  7. Website of festival - Catalog 2013, p. 26
  8. "Salif Cissé et Denis Podalydès donnent de la voix pour Fabienne Godet". Le Film français (in French).
  9. Anne Berthod (19 October 2022). "Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge !". Télérama (in French).
  10. "Nos vies formidables : le bout du tunnel vu par Fabienne Godet". Benzine Magazine (in French). 11 March 2019.
  11. Céline Rouden (6 March 2019). "« Nos vies formidables », la force du groupe". La Croix (in French).
  12. "Tourné à Angers, Si demain, film de la réalisatrice angevine Fabienne Godet sort demain". my-angers.info (in French). 7 December 2021.
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