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. Simultaneously, she engaged in three years of theatre training at the Angers conservatory. According to Le Figaro, she following an unjust dismissal, she decided to fully immerse herself in her passion for cinema 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. In 2013, Godet presided over the short films jury at the Angers European First Film Festival.Website of festival - Catalog 2013, In 2024 she directed the film Guess Who's Calling! (Le répondeur) with Denis Podalydès.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 1992 La Vie comme ça () Director Short film 1994 Un certain goût d'herbe fraîche () Director Short film 1996 The Sun Will Rise Tomorrow () Director, Screenwriter Short film 1996 The Temptation of Innocence () Director, Screenwriter Medium film 2006 The Sixth Man () Director Feature film 2006 Burnt Out () Director, Screenwriter Feature film 2009 My Greatest Escape () Director Feature film 2013 A Place on Earth () Director Feature film 2018 Our Wonderful Lives () Director Feature film 2021 Lifelines () Director Feature film 2025 Guess Who's Calling! () 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
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