Cyprus Film Days 2023|EO

Synopsis
EO, a gray donkey with melancholic eyes and a curious spirit, begins his life as a circus performer before escaping on a trek across the Polish and Italian countryside in a journey marked by absurdity and warmth in equal measure. Legendary filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski directs one of his most free and visually inventive films yet, placing the viewer directly in the heart and mind of the four-legged protagonist.

Biography
Polish director Jerzy Skolimowski is one of the most acclaimed directors in post-war European cinema. With over twenty films to his name, Skolimowski’s work as a director includes the Berlin Golden Bear winner The Departure, Cannes Grand Prix winner The Shout, the political drama Moonlighting, and The Lightship, for which he won Best Director at Venice Film Festival. As a writer, he is known for his work on Innocent Sorcerer (1960) and Knife In The Water (1962). After a hiatus from directing, Skolimowski returned to Cannes in 2008 with the critically acclaimed thriller Four Nights with Anna, which opened the Directors’ Fortnight and also won the Grand Prix de Jury at Tokyo International Film Festival. In 2010 his film Essential Killing won the Special Jury Prize at Venice International Film Festival. In 2016, Jerzy Skolimowski received the Lifetime Achievement Golden Lion from Venice Film Festival. As an actor, he has appeared in White Nights, Eastern Promises, Before Night Falls and The Avengers.

88', 2022 / Poland, Italy

Directed by Jerzy Skolimowski
Screenplay Ewa Piaskowska, Jerzy Skolimowski
Cinematography Michał Dymek, Pawel Edelman, Michal Englert
Editing Agnieszka Glińska
Production design Miroslaw Koncewicz
Costume design Katarzyna Lewinska
Music Paweł Mykietyn
Sound design Radoslaw Ochnio
Visual effects Filip Kaczorek, Mariusz Swiader, Oskar Pospolitak
Cast Sandra Drzymalska, Lorenzo Zurzolo, Mateusz Kosciukiewicz, Isabelle Huppert
Producers Ewa Piaskowska, Jerzy Skolimowski
Co-producers Eileen Muriel Tasca
Co-production companies Alien Films, Polwell, Moderator Inwestycje, Warminsko-Mazurski Fundusz Filmowy, Podkarpacki Regionalny Fundusz Filmowy, Strefa Kultury Wroclaw, Veilo

Selected Filmography
2022 EO
2015 11 Minutes
2010 Essential Killing
2008 Four Nights with Anna
1985 The Lightship
1982 Moonlighting
1967 The Departure
1970 The Adventures of Gerard
1965 Walkover

Selected Awards
Nominated for Best International Feature Film, Academy Awards, USA, 2023.
Cannes Soundtrack Award for Best Composer, Cannes Film Festival, France, 2022.
Best Film and Best Original Music Awards, CinEuphoria Awards, 2023.
Best Feature Film, Denver International Film Festival, USA, 2022.
European Original Score and European University Film Award, European Film Awards, 2022.
Best Cinematography Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, USA, 2022.
Best International Film, New York Film Critics Circle Award, USA, 2022.
Best Director Award, Valladolid International Film Festival, Spain, 2022.

Tickets: €5