Ashton Kutcher's Steve Jobs biopic to close Sundance Festival

Ashton Kutcher's Steve Jobs biopic, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut and Amanda Seyfried's Linda Lovelace film are among the highlights of the star-studded lineup of the Sundance Film Festival 2013.

Kutcher's film Jobs, which has been grabbing people's attention since it was announced last April, will serve as the closing night film. While Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut Don Jon's Addiction and Seyfried's Lovelace will have its premiere at the event.

Sundance's director of programming, Trevor Groth, said, "'Jobs' is picked to close the event because there is something inspirational about it. To see what he achieved by just like staying true to his vision is something that, you know, I think a lot of people can relate to and get hope from."

Back to the star-studded lineup, Nicole Kidman's intense thriller Stoker and Dakota Fanning's drama Very Good Girls are among the other highlights.

Jennifer Hudson and Jordin Sparks' touching drama The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete, and Shia LaBeouf and Rupert Grint's romance film The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman are also included in the list.

Sundance additionally will release a list of films for Documentary Premieres. Among the notable selections, there are Alex Gibney's We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, Dave Grohl's Sound City, and Alison Ellwood's History of the Eagles.

The 2013 Sundance Film Festival will include 113 feature-length films from 32 countries and 51 first-time filmmakers, including 27 in competition. The event will run from January 17-27.