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Francesco Vedovati

  • Casting Director
  • Casting Department
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Francesco Vedovati
Francesco Vedovati has been working as a casting director in Italian cinema for decades. In 2023, he received an Emmy Award for his work on the drama series The White Lotus (season 2). He also cast the Oscar-nominated film Io, Capitano (2024) and has been nominated for a BAFTA for The Two Popes and for multiple Artios Awards from the Casting Society of America for projects like Fargo and Ripley. In 2024, he was honored with the Capelier-Shaw Artios Award for Excellence in Casting, followed in 2025 by the Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Studio or Independent Feature - Drama for Conclave.
BornFebruary 9
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BornFebruary 9
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 11 wins & 13 nominations total

    Known for

    Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow, and Stanley Tucci in Conclave (2024)
    Conclave
    7.4
    • Casting Department
    • 2024
    Andrew Scott in Ripley (2024)
    Ripley
    8.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Casting Department
    Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Michelle Monaghan, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Carrie Coon, Natasha Rothwell, Tayme Thapthimthong, Sam Nivola, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Lalisa Manobal in The White Lotus (2021)
    The White Lotus
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Casting Director
    Io Capitano (2023)
    Io Capitano
    7.6
    • Casting Director
    • 2023

    Credits

    IMDbPro

    Casting Director

    • Gucci: Game Over
      • casting director
      • Filming
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Positano
      • Casting Director
      • Post-production
    • Buen Camino (2025)
      Buen Camino
      6.2
      • casting director
      • 2025
    • Tom Hollander and Niamh Algar in The Iris Affair (2025)
      The Iris Affair
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Heads or Tails? (2025)
      Heads or Tails?
      6.0
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Naples to New York (2024)
      Naples to New York
      6.9
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Riccardo Scamarcio and Annabelle Wallis in Vanished Into the Night (2024)
      Vanished Into the Night
      5.3
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • The Art of Joy (2024)
      The Art of Joy
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Call My Agent - Italia (2023)
      Call My Agent - Italia
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Casting Director
      • 2023–2024
    • Sydney Sweeney in Immaculate (2024)
      Immaculate
      5.8
      • casting by
      • 2024
    • Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll in I Don't Understand You (2024)
      I Don't Understand You
      5.4
      • Casting Director
      • 2024
    • Io Capitano (2023)
      Io Capitano
      7.6
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Enea (2023)
      Enea
      5.9
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Denzel Washington in The Equalizer 3 (2023)
      The Equalizer 3
      6.8
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Candice Bergen, Jane Fonda, Diane Keaton, and Mary Steenburgen in Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023)
      Book Club: The Next Chapter
      5.6
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Fabrizio Bentivoglio and Toni Servillo in Casanova's Return (2023)
      Casanova's Return
      6.1
      • Casting Director
      • 2023
    • Parker Posey, Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Michelle Monaghan, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Carrie Coon, Natasha Rothwell, Tayme Thapthimthong, Sam Nivola, Sarah Catherine Hook, and Lalisa Manobal in The White Lotus (2021)
      The White Lotus
      8.0
      TV Series
      • casting by: Italian
      • 2022

    Casting Department

    • The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox (2025)
      The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • casting: Italy
      • 2025
    • Russell Crowe, Richard E. Grant, Michael Shannon, John Slattery, Leo Woodall, Rami Malek, and Mark O'Brien in Nuremberg (2025)
      Nuremberg
      7.3
      • casting by: Italian
      • 2025
    • George Clooney and Adam Sandler in Jay Kelly (2025)
      Jay Kelly
      6.5
      • casting: Italy
      • 2025
    • Ralph Fiennes, Isabella Rossellini, John Lithgow, and Stanley Tucci in Conclave (2024)
      Conclave
      7.4
      • casting: Italy
      • 2024
    • Andrew Scott in Ripley (2024)
      Ripley
      8.1
      TV Mini Series
      • casting: Italy
      • 2024
    • Shailene Woodley, DeWanda Wise, Betty Gilpin, and Gabrielle Creevy in Three Women (2023)
      Three Women
      6.8
      TV Series
      • casting director: Italy
      • 2023
    • Antonio Banderas, Harrison Ford, Mads Mikkelsen, Ethann Isidore, Boyd Holbrook, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Shaunette Renée Wilson in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
      Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
      6.5
      • casting: Italy, Sicily
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler in Murder Mystery (2019)
      Murder Mystery
      6.1
      • casting: Italy (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Catch-22 (2019)
      Catch-22
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • casting: Italy
      • 2019
    • The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003)
      The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • casting: Italy
      • 2003

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Wondrous Boccaccio (2015)
      Wondrous Boccaccio
      5.8
      • first assistant director
      • 2015
    • Stefano Accorsi and Vittoria Puccini in Kiss Me Again (2010)
      Kiss Me Again
      5.9
      • first assistant director
      • 2010
    • Stella (2009)
      Stella
      6.2
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2009
    • Monica Bellucci and Gabriele Muccino in Heartango (2007)
      Heartango
      6.3
      Short
      • first assistant director
      • 2007
    • Remember Me, My Love (2003)
      Remember Me, My Love
      6.4
      • first assistant director
      • 2003
    • The Last Kiss (2001)
      The Last Kiss
      6.9
      • first assistant director
      • 2001
    • Tutto l'amore che c'è (2000)
      Tutto l'amore che c'è
      6.7
      • first assistant director
      • 2000
    • But Forever in My Mind (1999)
      But Forever in My Mind
      6.3
      • first assistant director
      • 1999
    • Più leggero non basta (1998)
      Più leggero non basta
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • first assistant director
      • 1998
    • I giardini dell'Eden (1998)
      I giardini dell'Eden
      6.2
      • first assistant director
      • 1998
    • Elective Affinities (1996)
      Elective Affinities
      6.1
      • assistant director
      • 1996
    • Fiorile (1993)
      Fiorile
      6.8
      • second assistant director
      • 1993
    • Nancy Brilli in Tutti gli uomini di Sara (1992)
      Tutti gli uomini di Sara
      4.5
      • second assistant director
      • 1992

    Verified affiliations

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    Casting Society (CSA)
    International Casting Directors Association (ICDA)

    Personal details

    • Born
      • February 9
      • Rome, Lazio, Italy

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