Cinemascop: Festival in Eforie Sud kicks off this weekend

11 August 2026 The ninth edition of the festival Cinemascop brings a program of European films, creative workshops, community meals, and a silent disco party to the Cinemascop Garden in Eforie Sud, on the Romanian coast of the Black Sea. The festival opens on August 14 with the Hungarian film Orphan, directed by László Nemes, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind Son of Saul. Set in Budapest in the aftermath of the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, the film follows a 12-year-old boy trying to uncover the truth about his family’s past in a society still scarred by war and violence. The film is presented by the Liszt Institute – Hungarian Cultural Center Bucharest. On August 16, the Polish documentary The Godmothers, directed by Emilia Śniegoska, follows the friendship between Hanka and Bronka, two wo