Fabienne Godet

Fabienne Godet
Born (1964-05-20) 20 May 1964 (age 60)
France
NationalityFrance
Occupation(s)Director, Screenwriter
Years active1992–present
Known forBurnt Out
FamilyAntoine Godet

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 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. ^ a b "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 [1]
  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.