MoveEast unveils slate

Thirteen filmmakers to compete at event

By NICK HOLDSWORTH

LONDON -- Thirteen debut filmmakers will compete for a $15,000 top prize at Hungary's MoveEast Film Festival in October.

The fourth edition of the fest, which is held in Pecs, where the Hungarian Film Week was founded 40 years ago before moving to Budapest, is devoted to first-time directors from Hungary and other countries in the region.

The competition slate -- chosen from among 31 35mm features produced during 2007 -- include productions from Croatia, the Czech Republic, Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Ukraine and Hungary.

Here's the full lineup:

• "Pusinky" ("Dolls"), Karin Babinska, Czech Republic
  
• "Pjevajte nesto ljubavno" ("Play Me a Love Song"), Goran Kulenovic, Croatia
  
• "Zivi i mrtvi" ("The Living and the Dead"), Kristian Milic, Croatia
  
• "Prevrteno" ("Upside Down"), Igor Ivanov Izy, Macedonia
  
• "Lanyok" ("Girls"), Anna Faur, Hungary
  
• "A nyomozo" ("The Investigator"), Attila Gigor, Hungary
  
• "Sroda, czwartek rano" ("Wednesday, Thursday Morning"), Grzegorz Pacek, Poland
  
• "Rezerwat" ("Reserve"), Lukasz Palkowski, Poland
  
• "Pescuit sportive" ("Angling"), Adrian Sitaru, Romania
  
• "Haddersfild" ("Huddersfield"), Ivan Zivkovic, Serbia
  
• "Polcas rozpadu" ("Half Breakdown"), Vlado Fischer, Slovakia
  
• "Petelinji zajtrk" ("Rooster's Breakfast"), Marko Nabersnik, Slovenia
  
• "U reki" ("At the River"), Eva Neymann, Ukraine