CORK Film Festival 2013 mixed old and new in this year’s programme, the first under new director James Mullighan. For fans of the big screen, it was a hectic nine days, and the event brought many surprises and rewards.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has praised Francis Ford Copolla during a visit by the American director to Moscow to receive a prestigious film award.

The bloody saga of the Corleone family has enthralled generations of film fans, and now a new Godfather movie could be on the cards.