Known for Costume & Make-Up
Jana Carboni comes from a family with generations involved in theatre and film and always had intentions of pursuing a creative career. After attending art college in Rome, she went on to study architecture before following her passion and gaining work experience on Giuseppe Tornatore's film The Legend of 1900 (1998), where she met makeup designer Luigi Rocchetti, whom she went on to work for for 10 years (Titus (1999), Proof of Life (2000), The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), to mention a few). After working all over the world, Jana moved to England, where she worked for makeup designer Tina Earnshaw for a number of years. Jana currently works as a makeup, prosthetic, and personal designer. Her bold approach to the whole vision and incredible thought behind every character keep her designs unique. A constant and evolving research project between the artists that inspire her, historical or fictional documentation, and what she feels looks right for the character in question. Jana has recently designed Napoleon and House of Gucci, directed by Ridley Scott; 6 Underground (Dir. Michael Bay); Infinite (Dir. Antoine Fuqua); The Great Wall as Personal Designer to Matt Damon (Dir. Zhang Yimou); The Hitman's Wife Bodyguard as Personal Designer to Ryan Reynolds (Dir. Patrick Hughes); and has worked on productions such as Gangs of New York (2002), The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004), Casanova (2005), Apocalypto (2006), and Prometheus (2012). Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) and The Martian (2015). Information above via their homepage.
Filmography
25 films, 2 shows
showing 15 of 16 films


Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
2021 · 1h 57m
country: Bulgaria
The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce and hitman Darius Kincaid – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius's even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid. As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful madman.


All the Money in the World
2017 · 2h 12m
country: Italy
The story of the kidnapping of 16-year-old John Paul Getty III and the desperate attempt by his devoted mother to convince his billionaire grandfather Jean Paul Getty to pay the ransom.


The Great Wall
2016 · 1h 43m
country: China
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.


The Martian
2015 · 2h 21m
country: United States
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.


Prometheus
2012 · 2h 4m
country: United States
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.


Centurion
2010 · 1h 37m
country: France
Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.


The Demons of St. Petersburg
2008 · 1h 58m
country: Italy
St. Petersburg, 1860. After a member of the imperial family is assassinated, Fyodor Dostoevsky meets one of the conspirators, who reveals that his comrades are planning another attack to the Tsar's life. Plagued by debts and struggling to finish his latest novel, Dostoevsky must act fast to call off the plot.


The Last Legion
2007 · 1h 42m
country: Bulgaria
As the Roman empire crumbles, young Romulus Augustus flees the city and embarks on a perilous voyage to Britain to track down a legion of supporters.


Apocalypto
2006 · 2h 18m
country: United Kingdom
Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrowing end awaits him. Through a twist of fate and spurred by the power of his love for his woman and his family he will make a desperate break to return home and to ultimately save his way of life.


The Nativity Story
2006 · 1h 41m
country: United States
Mary and Joseph make the hard journey to Bethlehem for a blessed event in this retelling of the Nativity story. This meticulously researched and visually lush adaptation of the biblical tale follows the pair on their arduous path to their arrival in a small village, where they find shelter in a quiet manger and Jesus is born.


O Jerusalem
2006 · 1h 40m
country: France
A tale of friendship between two men, one Jewish and the other Arab, as the state of Israel is being created.


Don't Tell
2006 · 1h 56m
country: Italy
Sabina has a regular life. She is satisfied with her job and her love for Franco. Lately nightmares start disturbing her, and almost in the same time she discovers to be pregnant. Step by step she remembers her childhood spent within a severe middle-class family. But a big secret is hidden within her heart. Sabina wants to contact again her brother, a University teacher in the US, to try to understand what is happened in their past. What is the secret? She is determined to bring clarity and serenity in her life. She finally manages to free herself from her "beast in the heart".


Casanova
2005 · 1h 52m
country: United States
With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a notorious womanizer discovers a beauty who seems impervious to his charms. However, as he continues to pursue the indifferent lady, he finds himself falling in love.


Mother Teresa of Calcutta
2003 · 1h 50m
country: Italy
The inspirational portrayal of Mother Teresa, a simple nun who became one of the most significant personalities of the 20th Century. Armed with a faith that could move mountains, Mother Teresa followed her calling to help the poor, the lepers, the dying and the abandoned children in the slums of Calcutta, challenging many authorities - including the church - along the way.


Viper
2000 · 1h 35m
country: Italy
Viper is the nickname Leone, a blacksmith in a small Sicilian village, gave to his wife, who ran off with another man. The war ends: the fascists disguise themselves first as communists and then as Christian Democrats, and the poor survive by dancing and drinking. Leone's daughter Rosetta becomes pregnant; Leone dies, and the newborn (named Fortunato) is taken from his very young mother, who ends up in an institution. When Rosetta comes of age, she is reunited with her "witch" mother and her son.