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Federico Carretti Makeup & Hair Artist

Federico Carretti is a renowned Italian makeup artist, and prosthetic makeup artist specializing in facial hair application and period makeup.

His work ranges from major Hollywood blockbusters to auteur films and hit TV series.

He has recently appeared on films such as The Odyssey, The Book of Clarence, and was co-designer on the television series The Grey House.

Italian Cinema: He has collaborated with leading directors, working on films such as The Hand of God (2021) by Paolo Sorrentino, Freaks Out (2021) by Gabriele Mainetti, and Pasolini (2014) by Abel Ferrara.

Television: He was the key makeup artist for the Amazon series Carnival Row and worked on the popular Italian series Gomorrah.

Selected Credits

Feature Films

THE ODYSSEY	Assistant Background Makeup Supervisor \| Key Prosthetics Makeup Artist Universal Pictures \| Directed by Christopher Nolan Produced by Christopher Nolan & Emma Thomas
THE BOOK OF CLARENCE	Makeup and Hair Assistant to LaKeith Stanfield Legendary Entertainment \| Directed by Jeymes Samuel Produced by Jay-Z, James Lassiter & Tendo Nagenda
THE PALACE	Makeup Artist Eliseo Entertainment \| Directed by Roman Polanski Produced by Luca Barbareschi, Wojciech Gostomczyk & Jean-Louis Porchet
WONDERWELL	Makeup Artist Strange Quark Films \| Directed by Vlad Marsavin Produced by Robert Bernacchi, Vlad Marsavin, Alexander Roos, Fred Roos, Lee Rudnicki & Orian Williams
BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER	Makeup Artist to Ms Bergen Focus Features \| Directed by Bill Holderman Produced by Bill Holderman & Erin Simms
BURNING HEARTS (TI MANGIO IL CUORE)	Makeup Artist Indigo Film \| Directed by Pippo Mezzapesa Produced by Carlotta Calori, Francesca Cima, Nicola Giuliano & Viola Prestieri
FREAKS OUT	Key Makeup Artist Goon Films \| Directed by Gabriele Mainetti Produced by Gabriele Mainetti & Andrea Occhipinti
THE HAND OF GOD	Key Makeup Artist The Apartment \| Directed by Paolo Sorrentino Produced by Lorenzo Mieli & Paolo Sorrentino
SCONNESSI	Makeup Designer Camaleo \| Directed by Cristian Marazziti Produced by Roberto Cipullo, Mario Pezzi & Massimo Tortorella
AGADAH	Makeup Designer Ra.Mo. \| Directed by Alberto Rondalli Produced by Pino Rabolini
BEN-HUR	Makeup Artist Paramount Pictures \| Directed by Timur Bekmambetov Produced by Sean Daniel, Duncan Henderson & Joni Levin
THE YOUNG MESSIAH	Makeup Artist 1492 Pictures \| Directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh Produced by Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus, Tracy K. Price, Mark Radcliffe & Mark W. Shaw
POINT BREAK	Crowd Makeup Artist Alcon Entertainment \| Directed by Ericson Core Produced by John Baldecchi, Broderick Johnson, Andrew A. Kosove, Christopher Taylor, David Valdes & Kurt Wimmer
EVERIST	Makeup Artist \| Italy Working Title Films \| Directed by Baltasar Kormákur Produced by Nicky Kentish Barnes, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Baltasar Kormákur, Brian Oliver & Tyler Thompson
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON	Makeup Artist \| Italy Marvel Studios \| Directed by Joss Whedon Produced by Kevin Feige
WONDEROUS BOCCACCIO (MERAVIGLIOSO BOCCACCIO)	Makeup Artist Stemal Entertainment \| Directed by Paolo Taviani & Vittorio Taviani Produced by Luigi Musini & Donatella Palermo
MUHAMMAD: THE MESSENGER OF GOD	Makeup & Prosthetic Makeup Artist Noor Taban Film Company \| Directed by Majid Majidi Produced by Muhammad Mehdi Heidarian, Majid Majidi & Mohammadreza Saberi
PASOLINI	Additional Makeup Artist Capricci Films \| Directed by Abel Ferrara Produced by Conchita Airoldi, Fabio Massimo Cacciatori, Thierry Lounas & Joseph Rouschop
NON AVERE PAURA. UN' AMICIZIA CON PAPA WOJTYLA	Key Makeup Artist Fabula Pictures \| Directed by Andrea Porporati Produced by Guido De Angelis, Marco De Angelis & Nicholas De Angelis
THE FIFTH WHEEL (L'ULTIMA RUOTA DEL CARRO)	Makeup Artist Fandango \| Directed by Giovanni Veronesi Produced by Domenico Procacci
ROAD 47 (A ESTRADA 47)	Makeup Department Head Três Mundos Produções \| Directed by Vicente Ferraz & Vincent Ferraz Produced by Joana Mariani, Matias Mariani & Isabel Martínez
THE HAUNTING OF HELENA	Makeup Designer One More Pictures \| Directed by Christian Bisceglia & Ascanio Malgarini Produced by Manuela Cacciamani
MATRIMONIO A PARIGI	Makeup Artist Medusa Film \| Directed by Claudio Risi Produced by Massimo Boldi
FACCIO UN SALTO ALL'AVANA	Makeup Designer Rodeo Drive \| Directed by Dario Baldi Produced by Marco Poccioni & Marco Valsania
AMICI MIEI - COME TUTTO EBBE INIZIO	Makeup Artist Filmauro \| Directed by Neri Parenti Produced by Luigi De Laurentiis Jr. & Aurelio De Laurentiis
WE BELIEVED (NOI CREDEVAMO)	Makeup Artist Palomar \| Directed by Mario Martone Produced by Conchita Airoldi, Carlo Degli Esposti & Giorgio Magliulo
ANGELS OF EVIL (VALLANZASCA - GLI ANGELI DEL MALE)	Makeup Artist Cosmo Production \| Directed by Michele Placido Produced by Elide Melli
VEDA - ATATÜRK	Makeup Artist Kamerafilm \| Directed by Zülfü Livaneli Produced by Sevda Kaygisiz
L'UOMO NERO (THE CÉZANNE AFFAIR)	Makeup Artist Bianca Film \| Directed by Sergio Rubini Produced by Donatella Botti
SHADOW	Makeup & Special Effects Makeup Designer Blu Cinematografica \| Directed by Federico Zampaglione Produced by Massimo Ferrero
DUE PARTITE	Assistant Makeup Artist Cattleya \| Directed by Enzo Monteleone Produced by Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini & Riccardo Tozzi
NATALIE A RIO	Assistant Makeup Artist Filmauro \| Directed by Neri Parenti Produced by Luigi De Laurentiis Jr. & Aurelio De Laurentiis
THE LAST LEGION	Makeup Artist Dino De Laurentiis Company \| Directed by Doug Lefler Produced by Tarak Ben Ammar & Martha De Laurentiis, Raffaella De Laurentiis & Dino De Laurentiis
NERO BIFAMILIARE	Makeup Artist Lupin Film \| Directed by Federico Zampaglione Produced by Rudolph Gentile
APOCALYPTO	Makeup Artist Icon Productions \| Directed by Mel Gibson Produced by Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson & Sergio Miranda
O JERUSALEM	Assistant Makeup Artist Les Films de l'Instant \| Directed by Élie Chouraqui Produced by Élie Chouraqui, Mark Damon, André Djaoui, Jean Frydman, Jeff Geoffray, Andreas Grosch, Nagib Kerbouche & Jean-Charles Levy
ARRIVEDERCI AMORE, CIAO	Assistant Makeup Artist StudioUrania \| Directed by Michele Soavi Produced by Conchita Airoldi & Dino Di Dionisio
FATTI DELLA BANDA DELLA MAGLIANA	Makeup Designer Goodtime Enterprises \| Directed by Daniele Costantini Produced by Gabriella Buontempo & Silvana Spina
A GOOD WOMAN (LE SEDUTTRICI)	Additional Makeip Artist Beyond Films \| Directed by Mike Barker Produced by Jonathan English, Alan Greenspan, Howard Himelstein & Steven Siebert
DENTRO LA CITTÀ	Makeup Department Head MiBAC \| Directed by Andrea Costantini Produced by Andrea Costantini
THREE STEPS OVER HEAVEN (TRE METRI SOPRA IL CIELO)	Assistant Makeup Artist Cattleya \| Directed by Luca Lucini Produced by Marco Chimenz, Giovanni Stabilini & Riccardo Tozzi
THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST	Additional Makeup Artist Icon Productions \| Directed by Mel Gibson Produced by Bruce Davey, Mel Gibson & Stephen McEveety
GANGS OF NEW YORK	Additional Makeup Artist Miramax \| Directed by Martin Scorsese Produced by Alberto Grimaldi & Harvey Weinstein
LIBERATE I PESCI!	Assistant Makeup Artist Cattleya \| Directed by Cristina Comencini Produced by Riccardo Tozzi & Giovannella Zannoni
FATAL FRAMES	Special Makeup Artist Trainee Mediaset \| Directed by Al Festa Produced by Stefania Stella

TV

CITADEL: DIANA	Crowd Makeup Supervisor AGBO for Amazon Prime Video \| Directed by Arnaldo Catinari Produced by Alessandra Maman
THE GREY HOUSE	Makeup Co-Designer Big Dreams Entertainment for Amazon Prime Video \| Directed by Roland Joffé Produced by Cristian Bostanescu, Howard Kaplan, Rod Lake, Christopher Landry, Keith Neal, Eric Tomosunas & Barry M. Berg
THE WHEEL OF TIME Series 2, 5 Episodes	Makeup Artist Sony Pictures Television \| Directed by Sanaa Hamri & Maja Vrvilo Produced by Holger Reibiger
CARNIVAL ROW Series 1 & 2	Key Makeup Artist Legendary Television \| Directed by Thor Freudenthal, René Echevarria, Anna Foerster, Andy Goddard, Jon Amiel, Wendey Stanzler & Julian Holmes Produced by Gideon Amir, Ian Deitchman, Kristin Rusk Robinson, Alex Shevchenko, Michael Wray, Marc Bernardin & Mark Taylor
THE ALIENIST Series 2, Artist Episodes 1-4, Designer 5-8	Makeup Designer \| Key Makeup Artist TNT \| Directed by David Caffrey & Clare Kilner Produced by Gergö Balika, Howard Ellis & Adam Goodman
SAMARQAND	Makeup Designer I See Media Services \| Directed by Eyad Al-Khzuz Produced by Eyad Al-Khzuz
THE RED TENT	Key Makeup Artist Kasbah Films \| Directed by Roger Young Produced by Elizabeth Chandler & Peter McAleese
GOMORRAH Series 1	Makeup Artist Cattleya \| Directed by Stefano Sollima, Francesca Comencini & Claudio Cupellini Produced by Laura Paolucci & Andrea Salerno
TUTTI PAZZI PER AMORE Series 1	Assistant Makeup Artist Publispei \| Directed by Riccardo Milani & Laura Muscardin Produced by Carlo Bixio
CORLEONE (IL CAPO DEI CAPI)	Makeup Artist Taodue Film \| Directed by Alexis Cahill & Enzo Monteleone Produced by Pietro Valsecchi
BLACK ARROW (LA FRECCIA NERA) Series 1	Makeup Artist Rizzoli Audiovisivi \| Directed by Fabrizio Costa Produced by Alessandro De Rita & Angelo Rizzoli Jr.
EMPIRE Series 1	Additional Makeup Artist Filmmaster Productions \| Directed by Kim Manners, John Gray & Greg Yaitanes Produced by Carrie Henderson, Jake Rose & Nick Gillott
LA STAGIONE DEI DELITTI Series 1	Makeup Artist Goodtime Enterprises \| Directed by Claudio Bonivento Produced by Carla Capotondi
CINECITTÀ	Assistant Makeup Artist Lantia Cinema & Audiovisivi \| Directed by Alberto Manni Produced by Paola Ermini

TV Movie

IL DELITTO DI VIA POMA	Makeup Designer \| Special Effects Makeup Artist Reti Televisive Italiane (RTI) \| Directed by Roberto Faenza Produced by Camilla Nesbitt & Pietro Valsecchi
BAKHITA	Assistant Makeup Artist Titania Produzioni \| Directed by Giacomo Campiotti Produced by Stefania Bifano & Ida Di Benedetto
CHIARA E FRANCESCO	Makeup Artist Lux Vide \| Directed by Fabrizio Costa Produced by Luca Bernabei & Matilde Bernabei

Short Films

THE TIME OF A YOUNG MAN ABOUT TO KILL	HOD \| Makeup Artist Blue Door Production \| Directed by Neritan Zinxhiria Produced by Gabriele Oricchio
ENFASI MISTICA DI UN AMORE OSCURO	Makeup Artist Titolidicoda \| Directed by Gianluca Morini Produced by Giovanni Chironi

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