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Showlight will return . . . SOON!

Great news! We are back and getting ready to re-launch the next Showlight. We are currently exploring venues and looking for sponsors.
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Welcome to Showlight
Organised for lighting professionals, by lighting professionals

The Showlight Quadrennial is one of the few international events organised specifically for lighting professionals, by lighting professionals across the performance, television, film, architectural and event worlds. Regarded as one of the best networking events in the industry, Showlight combines three days of eclectic talks with a great social programme, a sponsored student scheme and unique opportunities for manufacturers and lighting designers to network in a relaxed and non-pressured environment. Peripatetic by nature, Showlight moves from country to country and location to location. If you are passionate about lighting, Showlight is for you!

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By Julie Harper 23 Nov, 2023
Showlight is delighted to announce that it is back and will return soon! Following the enforced postponement of Showlight 2023 and a bumpy ride during the pandemic, the committee has reassembled, invigorated and forging forward to the next in the series of this unique industry-favourite networking event. The Showlight committee is currently exploring new locations and actively seeking sponsorship for the next Showlight, the date and location of which will be confirmed in the new year. Many experienced committee members are joined by a flush of new members in organising what promises to be one of the most exciting issues of this unique quadrennial to date. Incoming Showlight Chairman, Jim Tetlow, who has moved from his previous position as Papers Chairman, says “We are truly excited that Showlight is back with such energy and cannot wait to bring our delegates a fantastic programme of papers and networking opportunities. This has been a much loved event since 1981 and there will be many in the industry who are very happy to hear that we will return!” “We would like to take this opportunity to thank the recently retired members of the committee for their years of hard work and dedicated service.” Retiring committee members are John Allen (Chairman), Mark White (Finance Director), Petra Sefton (Catering & Food), Rob Dyer (Student Coordinator), Ed Jackson (Exhibition Coordinator) and Rudiger Benz (Techinical Support/Stage Manager). “The spirit of Showlight has been kept truly alive by their work and we are excited to carry it forward to the next event. We have been joined by several new committee members, namely Simon Barrett, Alan Luxford and Peter Marshall, and are still looking for new members to fill the roles left vacant by our outgoing committee members.” To get involved with the organisation of Showlight as a sponsor or in any other capacity, contact Jim Tetlow on chairman@showlight.org More information can be found on the Showlight website at www.showlight.org where you can also sign up to the Mailing List to be the first to hear all the news as it breaks!
By Julie Harper 21 Nov, 2022
It is with great sadness that the Showlight Committee announces the postponement of Showlight 2023. The popular quadrennial networking event was due to take place in Fontainebleau, France from 20th – 23rd May 2023. In a statement from Showlight, Chairman John Allen explains the reasons behind this decision: “It is after lengthy consideration and with much deliberation that we have decided to postpone Showlight 2023. The plans and preparations for Showlight in Fontainebleau have been underway since 2018 and although the Covid lockdown took two years out of our work, it was always our intention to hold Showlight in 2023 following the lifting of Covid restrictions. Fontainebleau is a beautiful town with an intimate theatre and a wonderful chateau as well and it is an ideal place for our quadrennial event. Plans progressed with this aim in mind. However, developments over recent weeks have raised concerns about the viability of holding Showlight next year. The major problem is that of costs for the event which have risen considerably at a time when inflation in the UK and across Europe is rising. When we first budgeted for Showlight in Fontainebleau, in 2018, the future looked good, but the combination of Covid, the current political and economic state in Europe, and more recently, uncertain final costs for the event, have put Showlight in severe jeopardy of failure, both with the standard of our unique event and also in its cost. As a result, the directors of Showlight Ltd have decided that we need to postpone next May’s event. I know that this will come as a shock to many, I am also very disappointed and quite despondent that we have had to reach this decision but there is no alternative at present. I would like to thank all those who have wholeheartedly supported us in our work so far and the delegates who so faithfully return to Showlight on each occasion. In the early part of 2023 we will be holding a committee meeting to determine where Showlight goes from here and will keep you updated with all future plans. Thank you for your support and understanding.”
By Julie Harper 23 Sep, 2022
Showlight reminds you that there is still time to submit your suggestions for Papers for the Showlight quadrennial next May. Showlight takes place from 20-23 May 2023 in Fontainebleau, France, and our Papers Committee is still in the process of considering and selecting topics for the famed Papers Programme. We are looking for the latest news on lighting projects and technology. Have you worked on an incredible installation or a fantastic festival this summer? Has your project achieved its peak? Did your event engage the latest technology? Did your broadcast bowl its audience over? We want to hear from you! We aim for variety across topics relevant to all aspects of the lighting industry today. We want to hear about your experiences, your ambitions, your inspirations, your concerns, your successes and failures. We are not looking for simple product promotion. Please send a brief summary of the Paper you are proposing, along with a description of the visuals available to papers@showlight.org You have until 30 November to submit your ideas for consideration. This will allow the Showlight Papers Committee to finalise the programme in good time. 2023 will be the first return of Showlight in 6 years after the enforced postponement due to the pandemic, and it promises to be an exceptional event. Become part of this latest gathering as a speaker, a sponsor or exhibitor, or by attending as a student or delegate. Whichever way you choose, it’s going to be too good to miss! Ticket sales are due to open in October . Watch the press for further updates or join our Mailing List to be the first to hear. Want to become an Exhibitor or Sponsor? If you want to be part of the welcome return of this top networking event as a sponsor or exhibitor, contact John Allen at sponsorship@showlight.org Join our Mailing List Sign up to the Showlight Mailing List to keep abreast of all new developments as they happen.
By Julie Harper 19 Aug, 2022
PLASA Show Stand Number: A46 Date: 4-6 September 2022 Venue: Kensington Olympia, London Showlight will be exhibiting at PLASA Show 2022 on Stand A46 giving visitors the chance to meet some of the Committee that organise this unique quadrennial event and discover more about what the event has to offer. Showlight Chairman, John Allen, and Showlight Technical Director and past-Chairman of the Papers Committee, Bernie Davis, will also present a seminar “Discover Showlight 2023” as part of the PLASA Educational & Seminar programme, on Sunday 4 September at 12.45pm – 13.15pm in Seminar Theatre 1. John and Bernie will outline what you can expect – in form and content - at Showlight 2023 which takes place in Fontainebleau, near Paris, from 20-23 May 2023. This seminar is your chance to learn more about how Showlight works, and how you can participate as a delegate, sponsor, exhibitor, student, or speaker at Fontainebleau. You can sign up for the “Discover Showlight 2023” seminar using this link: https://www.plasashow.com/plasa-show-2022-seminar-programme/discover-showlight-2023 Register for PLASA Show: https://registration.gesevent.com/survey/1ibtbcj5j6f10?actioncode=NTWO000269SSS * * * After a postponement of 2 years, Showlight returns in all its glory to host a global audience of delegates from all realms of lighting professions who gather to hear the experiences of their peers, and celebrate all things lighting. The venue is the Théâtre Municipal in Fontainebleau and our headline sponsor for 2023 is French lighting manufacturer, Robert Juliat, whose representative, Séverine Zucchiatti, will also be at the seminar. Showlight is a unique colloquium, organised for lighting professionals by lighting professionals, which takes place every four years in a different location. It presents a unique opportunity for lighting designers, technicians, cinematographers, equipment manufacturers and lighting practitioners from across the globe to network during 3 enjoyable days of papers, panels, social events and an exhibition, all focused around a love of lighting. Papers are being selected as we speak and exhibitor places are limited and filling up fast. Showlight only happens every four years - don’t miss it! To book your space as an exhibitor or become a Showlight sponsor, contact John Allen on sponsorship@showlight.org . To submit a paper, contact Papers Chairman Jim Tetlow on papers@showlight.org Sign up to our Mailing List at www.showlight.org to be the first to hear when tickets go on sale! We are grateful to the following sponsors who are continuing to support Showlight despite the pandemic-enforced hiatus: our headline sponsor, Robert Juliat, Platinum sponsor, Ayrton, Gold sponsors Eyetidy, Robe, SFL, Silver sponsors ABTT, ACT Entertainment, Altman, CAST, Christie Lites, White Light and Bronze sponsor, PRG. We are proud to have LSI as our Media Partner and LSA as our Media Supporter once more, and the support of PLASA.
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Showlight is back and will return soon!

The Showlight committee is currently exploring new locations and actively seeking sponsorship for the next Showlight, the date and location of which will be confirmed in the new year. 
Many experienced committee members are joined by a flush of new members in organising what promises to be one of the most exciting issues of this unique quadrennial to date.
Incoming Showlight Chairman, Jim Tetlow, who has moved from his previous position as Papers Chairman, says “We are truly excited that Showlight is back with such energy and cannot wait to bring our delegates a fantastic programme of papers and networking opportunities. This has been a much loved event since 1981 and there will be many in the industry who are very happy to hear that we will return!”
“We would like to take this opportunity to thank the recently retired members of the committee for their years of hard work and dedicated service.” Retiring committee members are John Allen (Chairman), Mark White (Finance Director), Petra Sefton (Catering & Food), Rob Dyer (Student Coordinator), Ed Jackson (Exhibition Coordinator) and Rudiger Benz (Techinical Support/Stage Manager). 
“The spirit of Showlight has been kept truly alive by their work and we are excited to carry it forward to the next event. We have been joined by several new committee members, namely Simon Barrett, Alan Luxford and Peter Marshall, and are still looking for new members to fill the roles left vacant by our outgoing committee members.”
To get involved with the organisation of Showlight as a sponsor or in any other capacity, contact Jim Tetlow on chairman@showlight.org 
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