Fabienne Godet
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Fabienne Godet (born 20 May 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter.
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 Guess Who's Calling! (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 | The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow (French: Le soleil a promis de se lever demain) | Director, Screenwriter | Short film |
| 1996 | The Temptation of Innocence (French: La tentation de l'innocence) | Director, Screenwriter | Medium film |
| 2006 | The Sixth Man (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 | My Greatest Escape (French: Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge)[9] | Director | Feature film |
| 2013 | A Place on Earth (French: Une place sur la Terre) | Director | Feature film |
| 2018 | Our Wonderful Lives (French: Nos vies formidables)[10][11] | Director | Feature film |
| 2021 | Lifelines (French: Si demain)[12] | Director | Feature film |
| 2025 | Guess Who's Calling! (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
- 2013: President of the jury for the short film category at the Angers European First Film Festival