The Knight of Illumination Awards 2016 (KOI), which celebrates the creative talents
of international lighting and digital content designers working in the UK, recently
announced it has added new members to the judging panels of two of the awards
categories.

Well-respected and industry-renowned Coral Cooper is now chairperson of its
Concert Touring and Events category, with three new judges joining the panel.

Cooper has had an impressive career in lighting design, international touring and
lighting console demonstration and was winner of the KOI Lifetime Recognition
Award in 2010. Well known throughout Europe, she has spent the last 18 years as
an official Philips Vari-Lite product instructor.

Formally-trained lighting designer and experienced video content creator Miguel
Ribeiro, deputy editor of Lighting&Sound International (LSi) magazine Claire Beeson
and head of lighting design at creative agency Imagination Jonny Milmer join the
panel.

Ribeiro’s impressive portfolio includes the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, and Let’s Dance
and Children in Need for the BBC, with a wealth of experience across theatre,
corporate events and television. His career has also seen him in the role of Head of
Digital Media for VLPS London and later Media Server Specialist for PRG.

The Theatre category sees its biennial change in judges. Panels of senior critics
from national newspapers and the leading specialist arts magazines serve a two-
year term, recommending the finest lighting work that they have seen personally up
and down the country.

This year Alexandra Coghlan of The Spectator and The Arts Desk, Matt Trueman
from Whatsonstage and Variety and Jonathan Gray from The Dancing Times will be
taking their turn, joining the Opera, Theatre and Dance subcategories respectively.

Culture critic and broadcaster David Benedict coordinates their activities as
chairperson. Formerly arts editor of The Independent and The Observer and chief
London critic for Variety, he currently reviews for BBC Radio 4 arts programmes
and The Arts Desk.

The Knight of Illumination Awards 2016 Headline Sponsors are Clay Paky and
OSRAM. It is also generously supported by Spotlight Sponsors Ambersphere
Solutions, Ayrton, d3 Technologies, ETC, FIX8Group, Hawthorn, HSL, Light Initiative,
MA Lighting, Philips Vari-Lite, PLASA Media and Events, PRG XL Video, Robert Juliat
and VER Aurora TV.

Submissions are currently open for the Television and Concert Touring and Events
categories and shows performed or broadcast between 1st August 2015 and 31st
July 2016 in the UK are eligible. As with previous years the Theatre section can only
be nominated by the judging panel.

Submissions can be made for TV and Concert Touring and Events by visiting the KOI
website. The shortlists will be announced in August.

To find out more about the sectors and subcategories or information on how you
can submit an entry for television or concert touring and event lighting and visual
content please visit http://www.knight-of-
illumination.com/categories.