UK - The 2015 Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) has launched and submissions are
already coming in for Television and Concert Touring and Events.
This year marks the 8th KOI Awards, which celebrates the creative talents of
international lighting and digital content designers working in the UK in the
sectors of TV, Theatre and Concert Touring and Events.
With a new award category in Concert Touring and Events for smaller club venues this
year's KOI will widen its reach to celebrate LDs from all stages and scales of
touring. Concert Touring and Events is also welcoming a new member of the judging
panel in the form of respected Total Production International Magazine editor, Kelly
Murray,
Submissions are open for the Television and Concert Touring and Events categories
and shows performed or broadcast between 1st August 2014 and 31st July 2015 in the
UK are eligible. As with previous years the Theatre section can only be nominated by
the judging panel.
Crucially, KOI continues to run as a pan industry event supported by the generous
sponsorship of businesses operating across the industry. Award winning lighting
designer and coordinator of the KOI awards Durham Marenghi explains: "In eight years
KOI has established itself as a much coveted lighting and video industry award,
respected for truly celebrating the art and creativity of lighting, video and show
design. In fact so successful has the event been that last year it was referred to
by the Guardian newspaper, in an article that detailed the creative value a lighting
designer can bring to the overall production process."
The KOI Awards was conceived and is organised by lighting manufacturer, Clay Paky,
along with the STLD (Society of Television Lighting Designers), the ALD (Association
of Lighting Designers) and Durham and Jennie Marenghi.
This year's awards event will be produced and managed by The Fifth Estate Ltd, which
also handles KOI's marketing and PR. As in previous years the Awards will be
generously sponsored by a broad spectrum of manufacturing and service businesses
connected to the lighting industry and kindly supported by important industry
organisations and the press.
Today, the KOI Awards continues to forge ever-closer ties between lighting and video
designers - at all stages of their careers - and the lighting and digital content
design industry as a whole.
A panel of industry experts assesses each sector of the awards and submissions can
be made for TV and Concert Touring by visiting the KOI Website. The shortlists will
be announced in early September.
In addition The Enrico Caironi Lifetime Recognition Award will be presented to an
individual who's passion for the industry has gone above and beyond the call of
duty, in turn benefiting their colleagues, the industry and the wider world.
Last year's winners included: Paul Keogan, Joachim Klein, Andy Purves, Adam
Silverman, Ethan Wang for Theatre; David Higgs, Chris Rigby, Hugh French, Ben
Cracknell, and Luke Halls for Television; Will Potts, Andy Hurst, Matt Button and
Paul 'Pablo' Beckett, Blue Leach and Cate Carter for Concert Touring and Events. The
winner for Lifetime Achievement was Brian Croft.
To find out more about the sectors and subcategories or information on how you can
submit an entry for television, theatre or concert touring and event lighting and
visual content please visit: