Lighting and video content design ceremony Knight of Illumination Awards (KOI)
announced the winners of the 9th edition during a prestigious ceremony at London’s
iconic Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on Sunday 18th September.
The well-attended ceremony saw almost 500 professionals come together to
celebrate the achievements of lighting and video designers working on shows across
the UK.
The event was hosted by Australian actor, television presenter and comedian Mark
Little. The winners have been revealed as:
THEATRE
• The ETC Award for Dance: Michael Hulls for Conceal | Reveal, Russell
Maliphant Company, Sadler’s Wells
• The Hawthorn Award for Musicals: Mark Henderson for Sunset Boulevard,
English National Opera
• The Robert Juliat Award for Opera: Joachim Klein for Saul, Glyndebourne
Festival
• The Elation Professional Award for Plays: Jan Versweyveld for Songs from Far
Away, Young Vic
• The FIX8Group Award for Projection Design: Will Duke for The Encounter,
Edinburgh International Festival/The Barbican
CONCERT TOURING AND EVENTS
• The Ambersphere Solutions Award for Arena: Patrick Woodroffe for
Adele
• The HSL Award for Club: Francis Clegg for Public Service Broadcasting
• The MA Lighting Award for Events: Adam Bassett for The Rolling Stones
Exhibitionism
• The Ayrton Award for Stage: Tobias G Rylander for The 1975
• The d3 Technologies Award for Video Electronic Content: Ben Miles for
Coldplay
TELEVISION
• The Philips Vari-Lite Award for Drama: Sue Gibson for Death in Paradise
(honoured posthumously)
• The Light Initiative Award for Events: Bernie Davis for BBC Proms Season
2015/2016
• The PRG XL Video Award for Light Entertainment: Mark Kenyon for Strictly
Come Dancing 2015
• The VER Aurora Award for Small Studio: Dave Evans for The One Show
• The SGM Award for Video Graphic Display: Julien Rigal for The Voice UK Final
2016
The winner of the Enrico Caironi Award for Lifetime Recognition was John Offord,
presented by KOI co-ordinator and lighting designer Durham Marenghi. “John has
been a great influence for the good on a lot of people in our industry,” says
Marenghi. “He launched Lighting and Sound International in 1985, was fundamental
to the success of PLASA and is now not only editor of ETNow but has also published
over 80 books about our industry from technical to artistic.”
Backup – The Technical Entertainment Charity (formerly Behind The Scenes UK), the
charity which supports entertainment technology professionals in times of need,
received a £5,000 cheque at the ceremony thanks to a donation from Clay Paky.
The company’s Chief Executive Officer Pio Nahum presented the cheque to John
Simpson of White Light, who was standing in for lighting designer Rick Fisher.
Headline Sponsors of this year’s event are Clay Paky and OSRAM. The event is
supported by Spotlight Sponsors Ambersphere Solutions, Ayrton, d3 Technologies,
Elation Professional, ETC, FIX8Group, Hawthorn, HSL, Light Initiative, MA Lighting,
Philips Vari-Lite, PLASA Media and Events, PRG XL Video, Robert Juliat, SGM and
VER Aurora TV plus Table Sponsors AC-ET, Avolites, Brompton, Carallon, Chauvet
Professional, CT London, ELP, GLP, Martin Professional, Panalux, RC4 Wireless,
Robe, Rosco, SLX, Stage Electrics, TMB and TSL.
Media partners were LSi and Total Production International (TPi). The event was
also supported by ABTT, ET Now, Focus, Lighting and Sound America and The
Theatres Trust.
