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:
