The 71st edition of the Seminci - Valladolid International Film Festival, running from 23 to 31 October, has announced the full lineup of feature films in its Official Selection. This includes 30 titles: eight that are not competing for awards and 22 that are in the running for the Golden Spike, the festival’s top prize. The films come from a range of contemporary directors known for their unique storytelling and artistic vision. The festival will open with My Notes on Mars, a sci-fi-tinged love story directed by Hungarian filmmaker Lili Horvát. This film marks her return to the festival after her previous work, Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time, won the Golden Spike. The festival will close with an out-of-competition film, Hombre al agua, a comedy written, directed by, and starring Mexican actor Gael García Bernal. Among the films competing for the Golden Spike is Woman Unknown by Danish director May el-Toukhy. This film previously won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival and the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, awarded to Mathilde Arcel. It was also selected to represent Denmark in the Oscar race. Other notable entries include A Good Little Soldier by Stéphane Brizé, which won the Best Screenplay Award at Venice; A Man of His Time by Emmanuel Marre, a Cannes Best Screenplay winner; and La Gradiva by Marine Atlan, which won the Grand Prize at the Critics’ Week section of the Cannes Film Festival. Everytime by Austria’s Sandra Wollner, which won the Un Certain Regard Prize at Cannes and is also an Oscar contender, will also be in the running. The festival will also showcase films from the Berlinale, including Yellow Letters by Turkish-German director Ilker Çatak, which won the Golden Bear, and Queen at Sea by Lance Hammer, which won two Silver Bear awards. Other Berlinale entries include Rose by Austria’s Markus Schleinzer, where Sandra Hüller won the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance, and Prosecution by Faraz Shariat, who won the Panorama Audience Award. Additional films include Gentle Monster by Marie Kreutzer, Aquí by Tiago Guedes, and Double Freedom by Lisandro Alonso, all of which premiered at Cannes. Other entries include Dao by Alain Gomis and We Are All Strangers by Anthony Chen from Berlin, and several films from Venice and Locarno. The festival will also highlight Spanish films in competition, including The Fortunate Isles by Helena Girón and Samuel Delgado, which premiered in Toronto, and Sisters by Ione Hernández, a debut feature. Other Spanish entries include The Violinist by Ervin Han and Raúl García, which won the Annecy Cristal for a Feature Film. Out-of-competition films include Una familia by Ricardo Gómez, Un hombre en un puente by David Martín de los Santos, and The Confidant by Daniel Calparsoro. Additional out-of-competition films include The Electric Kiss by Pierre Salvadori and Elsinore by Simon Stone, starring Andrew Scott and Olivia Colman. The festival will also screen a variety of films in its parallel sections, focusing on emerging voices and documentary and hybrid cinema.