01-30-2025, 07:08 AM
Film Title (English and/or Native): DrabeMās (Hands of Cloth)
Nominating Nation (If not from the IDU, please also list region): Eiria
Nomination Category/Categories: Best Film, Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Costume Design
Language: Eirian, English Subtitles
Run Time: 124 Minutes
Director: Andirs Renalt
Film Rating: 13+ [Eirian scale: Teen and Up]
Producing Studio/Company: Lōde 45 (“Bullet 45”)
Primary Cast:
Alis Kravale as Julia Karila
Gean Anderson as Lt. Daniel Saratov-Karila
Tōmas Lamber as Gaks Edwards
Margō Evans as Young Julia
Anaj Dumaresk as Agnata Karila
Brief Summary (No more than 2-3 medium paragraphs please):
Hands of Cloth details the rise, career, and fall of Julia Karila, fashion designer of the 1950s-70s and matriarch of the “Style Gala” circuit, a flamboyant and cutthroat staple of Eirian fashion culture. The movie begins with her childhood in rural Kōt-Libre, where she learned to sew at the behest of her abusive seamstress mother. After a particularly bad fight, Julia ran away from home at the age of 16 and moved to Atlantis, where she struggled to survive on her own.
After a run-in with the law for shoplifting, she was taken under the wing of Gaks Edwards, an up-and-coming fashion designer in the city. Recognizing her talent, he introduces her to the Style Galas, where she found a job and makes a name for herself by designing outfits for gala attendees and competitors over the next five years. While establishing her own brand and shop, she met Daniel Saratov, an engineering student who competed in the galas for extra cash. The pair quickly fell in love, were married, and started their own gala together: Gala Karila.
The gala became a meteoric success, and she took a few rising artists under her wing as she grew accustomed to her new wealthy lifestyle. However, times began to change, and a lack of materials during the Great War forced Julia to resort to increasingly cutthroat means to maintain her status. Daniel joined the army during the War, coming back to Atlantis with severe PTSD and a changed personality that put a strain on their marriage. After Edwards, her old mentor, commits suicide, and Daniel tells her that he wants a divorce, Julia goes into a rage and stabs her husband to death. She is arrested and found guilty of this murder, and the film ends with her suicide in jail in 1975.
What makes this film special? Why was it nominated for this/these category/categories? (No more than 1-2 sentences per category nominated):
Hands of Cloth is nominated for Best Film for its aesthetically beautiful depiction of the tragic life of Julia Karila, a woman who defined multiple decades of Eirian fashion and brought Style Galas into a new age of success.
Hands of Cloth is likewise nominated for Best Costume Design for its use of direct garment recreations from the period alongside reimaginings of the Style Gala fashion of the era made by different modern fashion houses and gala designers. These designers even completely changed their design process and tools to those utilized by Julia Karila and her apprentices for further accuracy.
Alis Kravale is nominated in the Best Lead Actor category for her multifaceted and starkly honest portrayal of Julia Karila as a talented and deeply flawed genius of the Eirian fashion industry. Kravale’s depiction of a woman handling trauma, loss, and mental illness within the confines of fame is nothing short of masterful.
Gean Anderson is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his depiction of Daniel Saratov-Karila, most notable for the stark character shift from a bubbly engineering student to a traumatized and cold veteran trying to cope with constant pain. He also displayed a variety of stunning acrobatic acts without use of a stunt double during a scene depicting a Style Gala’s proceedings.
Any additional info (optional, short paragraph maximum):
“Style Galas” have been a keystone of Eirian fashion culture for decades, if not centuries (the exact timeline is debated). Each gala consists of a variety of competitions, but they are not only centered around who is dressed the best. Galas can have categories around singing, dancing, acrobatics, athletics, or even combat! As such, multi-use fashionable clothing is a cornerstone of Eirian fashion, and multi-talented models are in high demand.
Nominating Nation (If not from the IDU, please also list region): Eiria
Nomination Category/Categories: Best Film, Best Lead Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Costume Design
Language: Eirian, English Subtitles
Run Time: 124 Minutes
Director: Andirs Renalt
Film Rating: 13+ [Eirian scale: Teen and Up]
Producing Studio/Company: Lōde 45 (“Bullet 45”)
Primary Cast:
Alis Kravale as Julia Karila
Gean Anderson as Lt. Daniel Saratov-Karila
Tōmas Lamber as Gaks Edwards
Margō Evans as Young Julia
Anaj Dumaresk as Agnata Karila
Brief Summary (No more than 2-3 medium paragraphs please):
Hands of Cloth details the rise, career, and fall of Julia Karila, fashion designer of the 1950s-70s and matriarch of the “Style Gala” circuit, a flamboyant and cutthroat staple of Eirian fashion culture. The movie begins with her childhood in rural Kōt-Libre, where she learned to sew at the behest of her abusive seamstress mother. After a particularly bad fight, Julia ran away from home at the age of 16 and moved to Atlantis, where she struggled to survive on her own.
After a run-in with the law for shoplifting, she was taken under the wing of Gaks Edwards, an up-and-coming fashion designer in the city. Recognizing her talent, he introduces her to the Style Galas, where she found a job and makes a name for herself by designing outfits for gala attendees and competitors over the next five years. While establishing her own brand and shop, she met Daniel Saratov, an engineering student who competed in the galas for extra cash. The pair quickly fell in love, were married, and started their own gala together: Gala Karila.
The gala became a meteoric success, and she took a few rising artists under her wing as she grew accustomed to her new wealthy lifestyle. However, times began to change, and a lack of materials during the Great War forced Julia to resort to increasingly cutthroat means to maintain her status. Daniel joined the army during the War, coming back to Atlantis with severe PTSD and a changed personality that put a strain on their marriage. After Edwards, her old mentor, commits suicide, and Daniel tells her that he wants a divorce, Julia goes into a rage and stabs her husband to death. She is arrested and found guilty of this murder, and the film ends with her suicide in jail in 1975.
What makes this film special? Why was it nominated for this/these category/categories? (No more than 1-2 sentences per category nominated):
Hands of Cloth is nominated for Best Film for its aesthetically beautiful depiction of the tragic life of Julia Karila, a woman who defined multiple decades of Eirian fashion and brought Style Galas into a new age of success.
Hands of Cloth is likewise nominated for Best Costume Design for its use of direct garment recreations from the period alongside reimaginings of the Style Gala fashion of the era made by different modern fashion houses and gala designers. These designers even completely changed their design process and tools to those utilized by Julia Karila and her apprentices for further accuracy.
Alis Kravale is nominated in the Best Lead Actor category for her multifaceted and starkly honest portrayal of Julia Karila as a talented and deeply flawed genius of the Eirian fashion industry. Kravale’s depiction of a woman handling trauma, loss, and mental illness within the confines of fame is nothing short of masterful.
Gean Anderson is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his depiction of Daniel Saratov-Karila, most notable for the stark character shift from a bubbly engineering student to a traumatized and cold veteran trying to cope with constant pain. He also displayed a variety of stunning acrobatic acts without use of a stunt double during a scene depicting a Style Gala’s proceedings.
Any additional info (optional, short paragraph maximum):
“Style Galas” have been a keystone of Eirian fashion culture for decades, if not centuries (the exact timeline is debated). Each gala consists of a variety of competitions, but they are not only centered around who is dressed the best. Galas can have categories around singing, dancing, acrobatics, athletics, or even combat! As such, multi-use fashionable clothing is a cornerstone of Eirian fashion, and multi-talented models are in high demand.
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