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.