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Jerzy Skolimowski's ‘emotional’ road movie about a melancholic donkey is nominated for 2023 Oscars

The movie EO (named after the noise that donkeys make) puts viewers in the shoes of a downtrodden donkey as it travels from a Polish circus to an Italian slaughterhouse. Press materials

Chosen alongside All Quiet on the Western Front, Santiago Mitre's Argentina 1985, and the Banshees of Inisherin, Skolimowski’s film is billed as a dark exploration of humanity, technology and nature.

‘Emotional’ film about a melancholic donkey chosen as Poland’s Oscar nomination

The film by veteran filmmaker Jerzy Skolimowski tells the story of a donkey, who, wandering around the world, suffers cruelty at the hands of man. Passed from hand to hand, the animal meets both good and bad people in a series of adventures that explore a vision of modern Europe through his eyes.

Read all about it! Cinematographer Wolski gets Oscar nomination for work on Tom Hanks’ News of the World

VIDEO: The 65 year old, who in the past has worked on films such as ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’, and ‘Prometheus,’ has been put forward for Best Cinematographer at the 93rd Oscars which will be held on April 25.

Documentary makers race to raise cash for Oscars nomination

The documentary describes Warsaw University archaeology professor Andrzej Niwiński’s life-long search in the Valley of King’s for the hidden tomb of 11th century BC Egyptian ruler Herhor. 

Poland's Lewandowski nominated for "UEFA Player of the Year" award

Polish national team striker Robert Lewandowski, German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (both Bayern Munich) and Belgian Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) are the final three candidates for the "UEFA Player of the Year" award - the European Union announced on Wednesday.

President Duda hands general-rank nominations to 13 officers

Polish President Andrzej Duda handed general-rank nominations to 13 officers during a ceremony at the Presidential Palace on the eve of Polish Army Day and the centenary of the 1920 Battle of Warsaw, in which Polish forces halted a Europe-advancing Red Army.

Venice contender ‘Never Gonna Snow Again’ is first film to enter Oscar race

The film co-directed by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert and selected for the 77th Venice International Film Festival has been described as “a universal story about man, which elevates Polish cinema to the heights of great European masters.”

Komasa's powerful 'fake priest' film nominated for Oscars

Boże Ciało (Corpus Christi), a Polish film directed by Jan Komasa, was nominated for the 92nd Academy Award in the Best International Feature Film category, the US Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced.

Three Polish films recommended for nomination for European Film Awards

The European Film Academy has announced its list of 46 films recommended for nomination for the 2019 European Film Awards. Finding a place on the list were Wojciech Smarzowski's "Clergy," Agnieszka Holland's "Citizen Jones" and Adrian Panek's "Werewolf."

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Poland sparks Russian anger as it begins changing Kaliningrad road signs to Królewiec

Posting on Twitter, the Ministry of Infrastructure said: “The first signs are already leading to Królewiec. We have just started replacing the boards so that they have Polish name Królewiec, not Kaliningrad.

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