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Corona: Knight of Illumination Awards 2020 cancelled in UK and USA

The organisers of the 2020 Knight of Illumination (KOI) Awards in both the UK and the USA have announced the cancellation of both events due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the entertainment industry.

The decision has been reached following discussions between the committees of both the UK and US versions of the KOI Awards: The Fifth Estate and KOI co-founders Durham and Jennie Marenghi, along with the ALD and STLD in the UK and Live Design/LDI in the USA. All parties explored various possible options to secure the events, including virtual, live streamed/webcast ceremonies and postponed or scaled-back ceremonies. However, these ideas were ultimately deemed not to be viable for 2020.

The KOI-UK and KOI-USA committees are promising that this year’s nominations will be amalgamated into the 2021 Awards. “We would like to thank our judges who had committed to support the KOI Awards in whatever guise we felt appropriate this year,” says Durham Marenghi. “Stay safe and we will all meet once more on the other side of this pandemic.” KOI-UK was due to take place in London in September 2020, and KOI-USA in Las Vegas in October. Both events will announce plans for 2021 ceremonies in due course.

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