Stuart Townsend's WTO riots film Battle In Seattle will open the 4th Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), which is set to run from December 6-13.

Jason Reitman's Juno will close the event, which overall will showcase 83 films from 26 countries and feature the four competition categories of Spirit Of Freedom: Dramatic, Spirit Of Freedom: Documentary, New Vision, and Short Film.

Screenings include In The Valley Of Elah, Grace Is Gone, 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days, George A Romero's Diary Of The Dead, and Sharkwater.

Festival patron Sean Connery will present BIFF's Career Achievement Tribute Award on December 8. To view the full programme visit www.bintlfilmfest.com.