‘EO’ Director Jerzy Skolimowski And Co-Writer Ewa Piaskowska On Challenges Of Working With Animals: “We Were Terribly Optimistic” – Contenders Film: The Nominees
Now in his mid-80s, Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski proved that age is just a number when his film EO premiered in Cannes last year, earning him the Jury Prize for this picaresque story of a donkey on the move, from good situations to bad. His lucky streak continued this year when the film was Oscar-nominated for Best International Feature — surprisingly, his first nod from the Academy in a career spanning 60 years.