| Fabienne Godet | |
| Birth Date: | 1964 5, df=y |
| Birth Place: | France |
| Nationality: | France |
| Known For: | Burnt Out |
| Occupation: | Director, Screenwriter |
| Years Active: | 1992–present |
| Family: | Antoine Godet |
Fabienne Godet (born 20 May 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter.
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]
| 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 |