BRITISH ACADEMY FILM AND TV TV TV TV TV AWARDS

If there was a prize for optimism, then surely BAFTA Scotland would win hands down.

The industry body is calling for entries for this year's awards ceremony, with categories for New Talent, Film, Telly and Interactive Media. Good for them. I just hope they find something to celebrate. It's nice to see students getting a shot at glory too, although you'd have thought the Scottish Students on Screen awards had already cornered the market in camcorder capers.

The film category might be tricky though. And the nominations are - Red Road, Red Road and Red Road. Unless David MacKenzie's Hallam Foe makes the September deadline - in which case we'll have two films in the running because I can't think of anything else that's been made here recently, unless you count Lassie and Greyfriar's Bobby or some other sub-Hollywood filler. How about Last King of Scotland? Well, it's got the word 'Scotland' in the title, but does a couple of days shoot here qualify? Can Twentieth Century Fox be arsed filling in the forms?

TV, no doubt will provide an embarrassment of riches so BAFTA Scotland will be spoilt for choice in this section. Which is odd, because if you check the forms on their website you'll find while the other two categories are being charged an entry fee for each category (of 15 and 20 quid) telly's exempt. Maybe BAFTA's hoping that TV tarts can sprinkle some Z-list glitter on the proceedings so doesn't want to scare them off by charging. Which strikes me as a wee bit unfair because of all the categories listed, surely telly's the only one that can afford to cough up. The students and filmmakers I know are already below the poverty line. I guess it all makes a dent in BAFTA's bar bill.

Last but definitely least - Interactive Media. Who cares? They've only got one award to bid for anyway and even that's a side door prize for telly. Instead of 15 quid, I'd charge them 150 to put the toerags off. Unless somebody's got a great shoot em up. That would get my vote...