Costume designer behind Cronenberg’s ‘Scanners,’ ‘Videodrome’ to get icon award

TORONTO – The costume designer behind David Cronenberg’s films “Scanners,” “The Brood” and “Videodrome” is being recognized for her decades of work in the Canadian film and television industry.

Delphine White is the first recipient of an industry icon award from the Canadian Alliance of Film & Television Costume Arts & Design.

The award recognizes a costume designer, creator or contributor who has distinguished themselves over the breadth of their career.

White’s credits also include Cronenberg’s “Fast Company,” Terry Gilliam’s “Tideland,” Norman Jewison’s “Bogus,” Barry Levinson’s TV series “Copper,” and the fourth season of Guillermo del Toro’s TV series “The Strain.”

The honour will be handed out at the inaugural Canadian Alliance of Film & Television Costume Arts & Design awards in Toronto on Feb. 10.

Contenders include the Oscar-nominated costume designer for “The Shape of Water” and the designer behind CBC-TV’s “Schitt’s Creek.”

The event is run by the Canadian Alliance of Film & Television Costume Arts & Design, which was formed in 2008 to promote costume design for film, television and media.

It aims to celebrate Canadian citizens and permanent residents who worked on productions produced in Canada, involving costumes primarily made in the country. For co-productions, organizers say at least half of the creation and build of costumes must be within Canada.