caftcadawards

Did you know that the CAFTCAD Awards has four specialized categories dedicated to the costume crafts? ✂️🧵One of them is the Excellence in Crafts – Textiles category, which celebrates the skilled and detail-oriented textile artists who bring designs to life. Swipe through to see past winners of the Textiles category and get a closer look at some of your favourite costumes! ➡️

As we approach the end of Jewish Heritage Month, we would like to honour the powerful Jewish stories told on screen and the outstanding costume design and talented craftspeople who brought them to life. These CAFTCAD-nominated and award-winning productions explore identity, resilience, memory, and survival through costume. 👏

Honours and Highlights:

🎥 Demon Box
After festival rejections, a director reworks his deeply personal short film about trauma, su***de, and the Holocaust into a raw, self-reflective piece.
2025 CAFTCAD Award Nominee, Styling/Design in Short Form
John Dunnett

🎥 The Boy in the Woods
A Jewish boy fights to survive alone in the forests of N**i-occupied Eastern Europe in this true story of resilience and endurance.
2025 CAFTCAD Award Nominee, Best Costume Design in Indie Feature
Florence Barrett

🎥 The Song of Names
Years after his adopted brother, a Jewish violin prodigy from Poland, disappears on the eve of a major concert, Martin travels across Europe to find him.
2020 CAFTCAD Award Winner, Best Costume Design in International Feature
Anne Dixon

🎥 The Man in the High Castle, Season 3
In a dystopian America ruled by N**i Germany and Imperial Japan, a woman uncovers a mysterious film that could change everything.
2019 CAFTCAD Award Nominee, Excellence in Crafts – Building
Leslie Cairns, Sandy Dunn, Alicia Devonshire, Tracey Gauvin