caftcadawards

The early bird deadline for the 2026 CAFTCAD Awards is quickly approaching! Be sure to submit by October 13 to save on submission fees.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of one of Canada’s largest celebrations of costume arts and design. Submit today and join us for the 7th annual CAFTCAD Awards!

📅 Submissions: Sept 12 – Nov 10, 2025
🐦 Early Bird Deadline: Oct 13, 2025

Visit www.thecaftcadawards.com/submissions the application and full rules and regulations.

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ As Pride celebrations roll-out across the country, we’re incredibly proud to reflect on some of the powerful LGBTQIA2S+ stories that have been honoured at the CAFTCAD Awards. 🌈 These stories shine a light on the beauty, diversity, and resilience of a vibrant community, and we’re proud to celebrate them. Swipe through to revisit some of the inspiring LGBTQIA2S+ stories celebrated at the CAFTCAD Awards! ➡️

Nominations:

Dandyland
2025 CAFTCAD Award Winner
Best Costume Design in a Web Series
Rafaella Rabinovich
AND
2025 CAFTCAD Award Nominee
Excellence in Crafts – Building
Amara Ann, Tracey Carlisle, Kristin Thurber

Sort Of
2023 CAFTCAD Award Nominee
Costume Design in TV East – Contemporary
Crystal Silden
AND
2022 CAFTCAD Award Winner
Best Costume Design in TV Contemporary – East
Shelley Mansell

Slo Pitch S2
2023 CAFTCAD Award Nominee
Best Costume Design in a Web Series
Eyob Desalgne

Queens
2021 CAFTCAD Award Winner
Best Costume Design in a Web Series
Vanessa Magic

JT LeRoy
2020 CAFTCAD Award Nominee
Best Costume Design in Film Contemporary
Avery Plewes

Unspeakable
2020 CAFTCAD Award Nominee
Best Costume Design in TV - Period
Maria Livingstone

First slide is from Sort Of.

Today on National Indigenous Peoples Day, and throughout Indigenous History Month, we honour the rich traditions, artistry, and cultural storytelling of Indigenous stories. We are also proud to celebrate previous CAFTCAD Awards nominees and winners who have worked on this stories, weaving history and identity into their designs and talented craftsmanship. Swipe through to look back at some of the Indigenous stories celebrated at the CAFTCAD Awards and within the CAFTCAD community!

Nominations:
Rosie
2023 CAFTCAD Award Winner
Best Costume Design in Indie Feature
Ginger Martini

Bones of Crows
2023 CAFTCAD Award Winner
Best Costume Design in Film Period
Carmen Thompson, Jessica Kalan

Tribal
2022 CAFTCAD Award Nominee
Best Costume Design in TV Contemporary – West
Adejoke Taiwo

Kiri and The Girl
2022 CAFTCAD Award Winner
Best Costume Design in a Short Film
Carmen Thompson

Portraits from a Fire
2022 CAFTCAD Award Nominee
Best Costume Design in Indie Feature
Florence Barrett

Trickster
2021 CAFTCAD Award Winner
Best Costume Design in TV - Contemporary
Adriana Fulop

SGaawaay K’uuna | The Edge of the Knife
2019 CAFTCAD Award Winner
Best Costume Design in Low Budget Feature
Athena Theny