- His film Hands Up! (1981) (aka Hands Up!) was banned from distribution. It appeared as a surprise special event at the Cannes Festival in 1981.
- He is also a well-known painter.
- Wrote the Academy Award nominated classic Knife in the Water (1962) together with with Roman Polanski and Jakub Goldberg.
- Good friends with Roman Polanski and Andrzej Wajda.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 40th Cannes International Film Festival in 1987.
- Member of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 58th Venice International Film Festival in 2001.
- Andrzej Wajda made an eloquent speech for Skolimowski's painting exhibition during the 2009 Berlin International Film Festival.
- He won a Best Screenplay award at Cannes for Moonlighting in 1982.
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