Dante Ferretti

Dante Ferretti

Dante Ferretti in his workshop

Born

Occupation

Production Designer

Years active

1964 –

Spouse(s)

Awards won
Academy Awards
Best Art Direction 2005 The Aviator 2008 Sweeney Todd
BAFTA Awards
Best Production Design 1989 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen 1994 Interview with the Vampire 2004 The Aviator
Other Awards
LAFCA Award for Best Production Design 2002 Gangs of New York 2004 The Aviator Satellite Award for Best Art Direction 2002 Gangs of New York David di Donatello for Best Art Direction 1983 La Nuit de Varennes 1984 And the Ship Sails On 1987 The Name of the Rose 1990 The Voice of the Moon

Dante Ferretti (born February 26, 1943) is an Italian Academy Award winning art director and costume designer for films. In his career, Ferretti has worked with many great directors, both American and European, such as Pier Paolo Pasolini, Federico Fellini, Terry Gilliam, Franco Zeffirelli, Martin Scorsese, Anthony Minghella, Tim Burton. Ferretti has developed a very close professional relationship with Martin Scorsese, designing seven of his last eight movies. In the past he had two other long collaborations with Pier Paolo Pasolini and Federico Fellini, both with five films.

Ferretti won two Academy Awards for Art Direction for the The Aviator and Sweeney Todd. He had seven previous nominations. In addition he was nominated for Best Costume Design for Kundun. He also won three BAFTA Awards.