Cannes Jury Prize Winner ‘EO’ Acquired by Sideshow and Janus Films
thewrap.comCannes Film Festival Jury Prize winner “EO” has been acquired by Sideshow and Janus Films.The companies have the North American rights to the film from Jerzy Skolimowski.The film shows a vision of modern Europe as seen through the eyes of a donkey.
Here’s the logline: “The world is a mysterious place when seen through the eyes of an animal. EO, a gray donkey with melancholic eyes, meets good and bad people on his life’s path, experiences joy and pain, endures the wheel of fortune as it randomly turns his luck into disaster and his despair into unexpected bliss.
But not even for a moment does he lose his innocence.”It stars Sandra Drzymalska, Lorenzo Zurzolo, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz and Isabelle Huppert.Ewa Piaskowska and Jerzy Skolimowski are the film’s producers and wrote the screenplay.
The film is presented by Skopia Film and Jeremy Thomas.Eileen Tasca is the Italian co-producer. Jeremy Thomas is the film’s executive producer.
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