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ILDA's 2003 Awards for Outstanding Laser Displays Brussels, Belgium, Nov. 29: It was the laser entertainment industry's equivalent of Hollywood's Oscar night: over a dozen companies from five nations were honored for artistic achievement during a gala celebration at the historic Le Plaza Theatre in Brussels. The International Laser Display Association's (ILDA) awards honored a wide spectrum of applications ranging from a citywide festival in Budapest to pulsating beam shows for nightclubs and discotheques. The awards were preceded by an elaborate opening ceremony created by Laser System Europe that included aquatic fountains, dancers, live ice sculpting and, of course, laser effects. LOBO electronic of Aalen, Germany received the most awards of any single company, taking honors in nine of ILDA's fourteen artistic categories, including four first place awards. The company's three-dimensional beam shows took four awards, with all the shows created through a subscription service that provides clients with a new show each month. ILDA members and invited guests, forming an audience of about 100, were given a special treat during the awards ceremony when Paris-based magician Theo Dari performed his award-winning "Laserman" show. Dari's unique act combines science fiction with sleight-of-hand, and features an alien-looking magician who uses his bare hands to manipulate laser beams with the speed and deceit of a card shark. The crowd of seasoned laser professionals--no easy group to please--gave Dari a standing ovation. Additional highlights of the awards included a 1st Place to US-based LFI International for the "Surpraser" stage show in Seoul, South Korea, which combines live actors and dancers with powerful laser effects. Laser System Europe of Belgium, which hosted ILDA's conference, took fist place for the opening ceremony of Moscow's Utah Games. The show synchronized lighting, sound, aquatic fountains and laser displays with live performers. LOBO electronic's "Mystere" show took 1st Place in the Indoor Show category, and featured the company's new Scanline Laser Video projections used in conjunction with vector laser graphics and atmospheric laser effects. Technical Awards ILDA's Fenning Awards for Technical Achievement honored a new laser show "player" by Germany's LaserAnimation Sollinger that allows laser companies to create a realistic preview of a laser show using a computer monitor. MediaLas, another German company, was honored for the Avatar, a stand-alone laser control system for clubs and discos. A new laser show data conversion and processing system, the Optical Showlink Transcoder by US-based Raven Systems Design was also honored with a Fenning Award. For more detailed information regarding the Fenning Awards, click here. High-resolution images of
award-winning laser displays suitable for print production
can be found at www.laserist.org/conference.htm
2003 ILDA Winners, Artistic Displays ISP Beam Module 1st Place: "Fantasmic" 2nd Place: "Diva" 3rd Place-tie: "Dove e L’amore" 3rd Place-tie: "Hard Caress" ISP Cel Animation 1st Place: "Dino" 2nd Place: "Kokopelli Dance" ISP Computer Animation 1st Place: "Ford" 2nd Place: "Material Girl" 3rd Place: "SilverStar" ISP Graphic Module 1st Place: "Burt the Turtle" 2nd Place: "Power of the
Dream" 3rd Place: "Winter Wonderland" Honorable Mention: ISP Graphic & Beam Module 1stPlace:"Dirty Mary" 2nd Place: "Walking Stick" 3rd Place: "Wyrms w/Bowties" Beams/Atmospherics 1st Place: "Neo" 2nd Place: "Burly Brawl" 3rd Place: "Hard Edge" Honorable Mention: "El Baile" Abstract 1st Place: "Bathwater"
2nd Place: "There, There" Graphic Module 1st Place: "I’m too
Sexy" 2nd Place: "Hey Baby" 3rd Place: "Porsche Cayenne" Static Composition 1st Place: "Cubi Bubi" 2nd Place: "Mercedes SL500" 3rd Place: "Edwin Plat" LOBO electronic GnbH Indoor Show
1st Place: "Mystère" 2nd Place: "Mooy" 3rd Place: "Euforia" Outdoor Show
1st Place: "Seoulland "Surpraser"" 2nd Place: "Over the Rainbow" 3rd Place: "National Day
Budapest 2002" Multimedia Show
1st Place: "Utah Games Ceremonies" 2nd Place: "Mysteries of
the World 3rd Place: "ILDA 2002 Awards
Ceremony Opening Show" Special Application 1st Place: "Laserman" 2nd Place: "Taps" 3rd Place: "Countdown" |
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