HOT 100 2010
29 ALLAN HUNTER AND ALISON GARDNER Glasgow Film Festival team Hunter and Gardner are the co-directors of the fledgling Glasgow Film Festival. If figures are to be believed, the 2010 festival bucked the economic trend and saw a significant increase of bums on seats. It’s not difficult to see why. This relaxed, multi-stranded and open-minded festival is easy and pleasant to attend, affordable and all-inclusive. (PD)
28 STEVEN MOFFAT Time Lord and supersleuth writer Already a minor cult figure for his shows Press Gang and Coupling, and some of the revived Doctor Who’s finest scripts, the Paisley-born producer and screenwriter took full control of the Time Lord’s adventures in 2010, co-creating the BBC’s well- received Sherlock adaptation in his spare time. (DP)
27 MORAG MCKINNON Donkeys director Respected short and TV director McKinnon has been on our radar for a while now and with her debut feature Donkeys (a follow up of sorts to Andrea Arnold’s Glasgow-set drama Red Road) she did not disappoint. It’s one of the year’s best films. (PD)
26 EDWYN COLLINS Edinburghian comeback kid After two cerebral haemorrhages in 2005, sometime Orange Juice singer Collins’ recovery was determined and inspirational. This year’s Losing Sleep – featuring members of Franz Ferdinand, The Cribs and The Drums – was his first full album since his illness, meaning the critical acclaim must have tasted twice as sweet. (DP)
25 MADE IN THE SHADE Neo-craft cooperative Continuing their mission to steer us away from High Street shopping towards Scotland’s quirkier DIY, handmade and vintage offerings. 2010 highlights included MITS (lovingly run by Carrie Maclennan and Clare Nicolson) moving to new headquarters at the Barras and establishing weekly indie market, Supermercado. (CS)
24 DC JACKSON Rising playwriting star
28 THE LIST 16 Dec 2010 – 6 Jan 2011
26-year-old did not stop working, and as a result he has a very healthy roster of future releases. (PD)
20 TOM KITCHIN Expanding the capital’s culinary horizons The kid from Kinross is now firmly on the radar of discerning diners nationwide, nabbing Best UK restaurant in the Observer Food Monthly’s awards, as well as a fourth AA rosette. He opened up a second restaurant, Castle Terrace, in Edinburgh in July. (DR)
19 CHE CAMILLE Chic style shop Displaced New Yorker Camille Lorigo, Glasgow’s fashion fairy godmother, has abandoned the Argyll Arcade and taken over an unlovely brick cube in the Barras, filling it with young designers, tailors, models and, at the weekends, knit-your-own-robot crafty types. With the city’s most anarchic cafe, it looks set to become the East End’s new cool HQ. (AB)
As well as rounding off his acclaimed Stewarton Trilogy in 2010 with the enjoyable The Chooky Brae, playwright Jackson scored one of the must-see hits of this year’s Fringe with his insightful exploration of thirtysomething relationships, My Romantic History. (AR)
23 JAMES ROBERTSON Scottish author Although Robertson’s epic chronicle of Scotland in the latter part of the 20th century And the Land Lay Still narrowly missed the Booker longlist, the ambitious and expansive novel earned the Saltire Society’s Scottish Book of the Year award, cementing the author’s place as one of Scottish literature’s most powerful voices. (DP)
22 JUPITER ARTLAND Outdoor art paradise The outdoor sculpture park in the grounds of Bonnington House in Midlothian reopened for summer 2010, showcasing works by leading contemporary sculptors and land artists such as Jim Lambie and Cornelia Parker. As well as working on next year’s programme co-owner Robert Wilson will be kept busy in the coming months with his new role as chair of the Edinburgh Art Festival. (AR)
21 MARTIN COMPSTON The boy’s got soul Who knew a lad from Greenock could dance as well as he does in enjoyable period drama Soulboy? It’s been a crucial year for Compston, very strong performances in Soulboy and Donkeys aside, this
SPOKES-PERSON Street trials pro rider Danny Macaskill continued to astound over 20m YouTube viewers with his skills in 2010. He released a new video Way Back Home, in which he performed tricks on Scottish landmarks along the length of the country, and starred in the feature-length documentary Find, which followed the Skye- born cyclist’s travels through the highlands joined in awe- inspiring stunts by some of the world’s best BMX riders.
How would you sum up your 2010? It’s been a year of ups and downs. I started on the back foot as I broke my collarbone three times last winter. I’m still not fully healthy but I just managed to put a film together for Red Bull and one for DigDeep, both of which I’m really happy with. I’ve been lucky to spend the healthy half of my year how I wanted, travelling back to Skye and filming. How does Way Back Home compare to your earlier videos? It meant more to me as it represents Scotland as I see it. I was able to get all my friends and family involved so it felt more personal. I wanted to make a film people from Scotland would look at and think ‘I’m from there.’ What are your plans for 2011? Just to ride as much as possible, and maybe make more films. Who would top your personal Hot 100 list? I suppose my biggest Scottish influences would be Dave Sowerby and Mark Huskisson, who both filmed Way Back Home. (Hamish Gibson)