Cork Film Festival reveals new patron and eclectic programme for 2022
At the Kiln, Murphy's Brewery, Cork for the launch of the 67th Cork International Film Festival, were Anna Kopecká, Programme Director, Fiona Clark, Director and CEO and Barney Whelan, Chairman. Picture: Dan Linehan
British film producer David Puttnam has further cemented his ties with the Irish film world by taking on the role of patron of Cork International Film Festival.
Born in London, the 81-year-old has lived near Skibbereen with his wife Patsy since 1998, and announced in June that the couple had obtained Irish citizenship. In 2021, Puttnam had resigned his seat in the House of Lords in protest at actions taken by Boris Johnson’s government.
