The 61st edition of the San Sebastian Festival will come to a close on September 28 with the world premiere of The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet.

The film is the latest work from the French moviemaker, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, creator of one of the great classics of contemporary cinema, Amelie (2001), and helmer of titles such as Delicatessen (1991), La cité des enfants perdus (The City of Lost Children, 1995) – both in collaboration with Marc Caro – Alien Resurrection (1997), Un long dimanche de fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement, 2004) and Micmacs à tire-larigot (Micmacs, 2009). Jeunet will introduce the film personally in the Kursaal Auditorium and in the Antonio Elorza Velodrome.

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet stars Kyle Catlett and Helena Bonham Carter, who will also attend the Festival closing gala. Judy Davis, Callum Keith Rennie, Robert Maillet and Dominique Pinon complete the cast.

Three new titles join those already announced for the official competition of the San Sebastian Festival in the shape of the new works by three internationally renowned filmmakers: Atom Egoyan, Götz Spielmann and Jasmila Žbanić.

The 61st edition of the San Sebastian Festival will open next September 20 with Campanella´s Futbolín.

Here is the Official Selection so far:

OFFICIAL SELECTION

Futbolín - Juan José Campanella (Argentina-Spain) – OPENING

Caníbal - Manuel Martín Cuenca (esp)

Vivir es fácil - David Trueba (ESP)

Enemy - Denis Villeneuve (ESP)

La herida - Fernando Franco (ESP)

Club Sándwich - Fernando Eimbcke (México)

Mon âme par toi guérie - François Dupeyron (Fra)

Pelo Malo - Mariana Rondón (Venezuela)

Quai d'Orsay - Bertrand Tavernier (Fra)

The Railway Man (Un largo viaje) - Jonathan Teplitzky (UK-Australia)

Le Week-end - Roger Michell (uk)      

Devil's Knot - Atom Egoyan (EEUU)

For Those Who Can Tell No Tales - Jasmila Žbanić (Bosnia-Herzegovina)

Oktober November / October November - Götz Spielmann (Austria)

The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet - Jean-Pierre Jeunet (France-Canada) - CLOSURE

LAS BRUJAS DE ZUGARRAMURDI - Álex de la Iglesia  – OUT OF COMPETITION.