In a lean year for Scottish cinema, Kenny Gleenan’s Summer (pictured above), starring Scottish icon Robert Carlyle, won Best Film and Best Director at the annual BAFTA Scotland awards. The film beat off challenges from Charles Martin Smith’s Stone of Destiny and Steve Barker’s Outpost.

Brian Cox won Best Acting Performance in Film for The Escapist. The other nominees were Carlyle for Summer and Alia Alzougbi for Trouble Sleeping.

The Best Short Film award went to Finlay Pretsell and Adrian McDowall’s Ma Bar. Cinematographer Mark Littlewood and director Mike Alexander were honoured for Outstanding Contribution to Scottish Film.

Carlyle launched a broadside against the dismal state of the Scottish film industry. Of particular frustration to him is the slow progress of Antonia Bird’s The Meat Trade – the follow-up to Trainspotting – that stars himself and Colin Firth.

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