Godeau worked in distribution at
Gaumont before founding the production and
distribution film company Pan-Européenne. Godeau has produced many films including
An Independent Life (1992),
Bad Company (1999),
Lightweight (2004),
Les Sœurs fâchées (2004),
Largo Winch (2008) and
Romantics Anonymous (2010). He collaborated with
Jaco Van Dormael in
The Eighth Day (1996) and
Mr. Nobody (2009). Godeau has worked with
Maurice Pialat,
Virginie Despentes, and
Jean-Pierre Améris. His directorial debut was the 2009 drama
One for the Road, starring
François Cluzet,
Mélanie Thierry and
Michel Vuillermoz. Based on reporter Herve Chabalier's autobiography about his battle with alcoholism, the story takes place in a
French Alps retreat where Cluzet confronts his dangerous addiction. The film received five nominations at the
César Awards 2010, with Mélanie Thierry winning
Most Promising Actress. Godeau's next film,
11.6 (2013), is based on the real-life story of criminal
Toni Musulin. ==Filmography==