The Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI) 2015 has
announced the main sponsors of this year\’s prestigious event.
The 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, is delighted to welcome
industry heavyweights: OSRAM, Ambersphere Solutions, MA Lighting, Hawthorn,
Robert Juliat, Ayrton and XL Video, who have generously supported the Awards
for several years running (some since its inaugural year). Alongside them are
FIX8Group and Light Initiative, who are new to the event. The ceremony will
take place at East London\’s Troxy club on Sunday 4 October.
\”We are very proud to be sponsors of the KOI Awards.
It is an amazing ceremony which last year we were very happy to attend,\”
says Valére Huart-Gyors, Ayrton. \”Seeing the most creative lighting
designers receive acknowledgement is really a pleasure, as we are sure it is
for them as well! We at Ayrton are all looking forward to being there again
this year and continuing to support the recognition of true talent and hard
work.\”
Hailed by the Guardian last year as the lighting
industry\’s very own major awards event, the Knight of Illumination Awards is
able to expand and develop year on year as a result of this high-profile
industry sponsorship. The 2015 incarnation is no exception, with the Awards
adding a new \’club\’ award in its Concert Touring and Events category.
\”The extension of the Awards to cover this area
proves how lighting design is a multi-faceted profession which demands a great
capacity for adaptation,\” says François Juliat, Robert Juliat CEO.
\”Designers are always forging ahead with new ways to create unprecedented
emotions in audiences with their inspiring visual productions. We\’re proud to
be associated with this celebratory and professional event for the third
consecutive year.\”
Also supporting the Awards for the third year running is
XL Video, with Managing Director Lee Spencer commenting: \”We\’re very
pleased to be able to sponsor the Knight of Illumination video categories for
the third consecutive year. KOI celebrates the very best talent in lighting and
video design in our industry, and it\’s great to be involved in an event which
highlights their work.\”
Supporting the Awards in a more creative vein are main
sponsors Light Initiative and FIX8Group. Visual production house FIX8 will be
delivering an awards presentation with a difference for the October event,
while Light Initiative is designing and manufacturing special table centres for
the night, detail about which is still under wraps until October.
\”With a host of new products to show for our
efforts, we thought we\’d bring one to the table, quite literally, providing the
table centre-pieces for the KOI Awards Dinner,\” says Light Initiative\’s
Paul Bellman. \”It is fantastic to be involved in an event that recognises
the artistic achievements of the talented individuals that make up our industry,
and we are proud to be associated with this endeavour.\”
Submissions are still open for the Television and Concert
Touring and Events categories and shows performed or broadcast between August
2014 and 31st July 2015 in the UK are eligible. However submissions will close
on 31 July. As with previous years the Theatre section can only be nominated by
the judging panel.
