Dustin Hoffman directorial debut QUARTET and Motown Australian comedy THE SAPPHIRES to bookend festival as opening and closing night films respectively. Nassau, Bahamas -- Festival founder and executive director, Leslie Vanderpool announced the final program details Thursday for the 9th edition of the Bahamas International Film Festival (BIFF), which takes place December 6-9, 2012 in Nassau.

BIFF will begin with QUARTET and end with a quartet of four Australian aborigine Singers called THE SAPPHIRES. Weinstein Company's QUARTET starring, Maggie Smith, will open the festival with a red carpet screening at the Atlantis Resort on Paradise Island on Thursday, December 6th while Australian Comedy  THE SAPPHIRES starring Chris O'Dowd will close the festival with an evening screening on Sunday, December 9th - also at the Atlantis Theater.

This year, the Festival will showcase 78 films from 26 different countries, including 45 features and 33 short films of which several are international premieres and all are Bahamian premieres. The four competition categories at BIFF are Spirit of Freedom, Narrative & Documentary, New Visions, and Short Film. Special sections include Caribbean Spotlight and Self Discovery as well as a World Cinema showcase.

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