Fabienne Godet

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| name = Fabienne Godet

| image = Fabienne Godet 2013.jpg

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1964|05|20}}

| birth_place = France

| nationality = France

| known for = Burnt Out

| occupation = Director, Screenwriter

| years_active = 1992–present

| family = Antoine 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.{{Cite web|title=Fabienne-GODET|url=http://www.premiere.fr/Star/Fabienne-GODET|website=Premiere|date=20 May 1964 }} Simultaneously, she engaged in three years of theatre training at the Angers conservatory.{{Cite web|title=Fabienne Godet : «Benoit Poelvoorde est très fier d'"Une place sur la terre"»|url=https://www.nouvelobs.com/cinema/20130829.CIN2531/fabienne-godet-benoit-poelvoorde-est-tres-fier-d-une-place-sur-la-terre.html|website=L'Obs|date=29 August 2013 }}{{cite web |language=fr-FR|author=Olivier Seguret|title=Critique : «Une place sur la Terre», fenêtre sur cœur|url=https://www.liberation.fr/cinema/2013/08/27/une-place-sur-la-terre-fenetre-sur-coeur_927491/|website=Libération}} According to Le Figaro, she following an unjust dismissal, she decided to fully immerse herself in her passion for cinema{{Cite web|title=Biographie Fabienne Godet|url=http://evene.lefigaro.fr/celebre/biographie/fabienne-godet-41210.php|website=Le Figaro|date=20 May 1964 }} which she discovered, in part, through the Angers European First Film Festival. 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.{{cite news |language=fr-FR|author=Jean-Luc Douin|title="Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge" : portrait du détenu en geôlier de lui-même|url=https://www.lemonde.fr/cinema/article/2009/04/07/ne-me-liberez-pas-je-m-en-charge-portrait-du-detenu-en-geolier-de-lui-meme_1177766_3476.html|website=Le Monde|date=7 April 2009 }}{{cite web |language=fr-FR|title="Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge" : portrait du détenu en geôlier de lui-même|url=https://www.academie-cinema.org/films/ne-me-liberez-pas-je-men-charge-33196/|website=academie-cinema.org}} In 2013, Godet presided over the short films jury at the Angers European First Film Festival.Website of festival - Catalog 2013, {{p.|26}} [https://www.premiersplans.org/festival/documents/catalogues/2013-catalogue.pdf] In 2024 she directed the film Le répondeur with Denis Podalydès.{{cite web |language=fr-FR|title=Salif Cissé et Denis Podalydès donnent de la voix pour Fabienne Godet|url=https://www.lefilmfrancais.com/cinema/163080/salif-cisse-et-denis-podalydes-donnent-de-la-voix-pour-fabienne-godet|website=Le Film français}}

Filmography

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1992 \| La Vie comme ça ({{langx\|fr\|La Vie comme ça}}) \| Director \| Short film
1994 \| Un certain goût d'herbe fraîche ({{langx\|fr\|Un certain goût d'herbe fraîche}}) \| Director \| Short film
1996 \| Le soleil a promis de se lever demain ({{langx\|fr\|Le soleil a promis de se lever demain}}) \| Director, Screenwriter \| Short film
1996 \| La tentation de l'innocence ({{langx\|fr\|La tentation de l'innocence}}) \| Director, Screenwriter \| Medium film
2006 \| Le sixième Homme : L'Affaire Loiseau ({{langx\|fr\|Le sixième Homme : l'Affaire Loiseau}}) \| Director \| Feature film
2006 \| Burnt Out ({{langx\|fr\|Sauf le respect que je vous dois}}) \| Director, Screenwriter \| Feature film
2009 \| Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge{{cite web \|language=fr-FR\|author=Anne Berthod\|title=Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge !\|url=https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/films/ne-me-liberez-pas,-je-men-charge,n6024177.php\|website=Télérama\|date=19 October 2022 }} ({{langx\|fr\|Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge}}) \| Director \| Feature film
2013 \| A Place on Earth (2013 film) ({{langx\|fr\|Une place sur la Terre}}) \| Director \| Feature film
2018 \| Nos vies formidables ({{langx\|fr\|Nos vies formidables}}){{cite web \|language=fr-FR\|title=Nos vies formidables : le bout du tunnel vu par Fabienne Godet\|url=https://www.benzinemag.net/2019/03/11/nos-vies-formidables-le-bout-du-tunnel-vu-par-fabienne-godet/\|website=Benzine Magazine\|date=11 March 2019 }}{{cite news \|language=fr-FR\|author=Céline Rouden\|title=« Nos vies formidables », la force du groupe \|url=https://www.la-croix.com/Culture/Cinema/vies-formidables-force-groupe-2019-03-06-1201006827\|website=La Croix\|date=6 March 2019 }} \| Director \| Feature film
2021 \| Si demain{{cite web \|language=fr-FR\|title=Tourné à Angers, Si demain, film de la réalisatrice angevine Fabienne Godet sort demain\|url=https://my-angers.info/12/07/tourne-a-angers-si-demain-film-de-la-realisatrice-angevine-fabienne-godet-sort-demain/101259\|website=my-angers.info\|date=7 December 2021 }} ({{langx\|fr\|Si demain}}) \| Director \| Feature film
2024 \| Le répondeur ({{langx\|fr\|Le répondeur}}) \| Director \| Feature film

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1992

| La Vie comme ça ({{langx|fr|La Vie comme ça}})

| Director

| Short film

1994

| Un certain goût d'herbe fraîche ({{langx|fr|Un certain goût d'herbe fraîche}})

| Director

| Short film

1996

| Le soleil a promis de se lever demain ({{langx|fr|Le soleil a promis de se lever demain}})

| Director, Screenwriter

| Short film

1996

| La tentation de l'innocence ({{langx|fr|La tentation de l'innocence}})

| Director, Screenwriter

| Medium film

2006

| Le sixième Homme : L'Affaire Loiseau ({{langx|fr|Le sixième Homme : l'Affaire Loiseau}})

| Director

| Feature film

2006

| Burnt Out ({{langx|fr|Sauf le respect que je vous dois}})

| Director, Screenwriter

| Feature film

2009

| Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge{{cite web |language=fr-FR|author=Anne Berthod|title=Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge !|url=https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/films/ne-me-liberez-pas,-je-men-charge,n6024177.php|website=Télérama|date=19 October 2022 }} ({{langx|fr|Ne me libérez pas, je m'en charge}})

| Director

| Feature film

2013

| A Place on Earth (2013 film) ({{langx|fr|Une place sur la Terre}})

| Director

| Feature film

2018

| Nos vies formidables ({{langx|fr|Nos vies formidables}}){{cite web |language=fr-FR|title=Nos vies formidables : le bout du tunnel vu par Fabienne Godet|url=https://www.benzinemag.net/2019/03/11/nos-vies-formidables-le-bout-du-tunnel-vu-par-fabienne-godet/|website=Benzine Magazine|date=11 March 2019 }}{{cite news |language=fr-FR|author=Céline Rouden|title=« Nos vies formidables », la force du groupe |url=https://www.la-croix.com/Culture/Cinema/vies-formidables-force-groupe-2019-03-06-1201006827|website=La Croix|date=6 March 2019 }}

| Director

| Feature film

2021

| Si demain{{cite web |language=fr-FR|title=Tourné à Angers, Si demain, film de la réalisatrice angevine Fabienne Godet sort demain|url=https://my-angers.info/12/07/tourne-a-angers-si-demain-film-de-la-realisatrice-angevine-fabienne-godet-sort-demain/101259|website=my-angers.info|date=7 December 2021 }} ({{langx|fr|Si demain}})

| Director

| Feature film

2024

| Le répondeur ({{langx|fr|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

References

Category:1964 births

Category:21st-century French screenwriters

Category:21st-century French women writers

Category:French film directors

Category:French women film directors

Category:French women screenwriters

Category:Living people