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Pulsar Content has nabbed worldwide sales on “Two Women,” a Canadian sexy comedy which is slated to world premiere at Sundance.

Directed by Chloé Robichaud, “Two Women” is written by critically acclaimed playwright Catherine Léger based on her own play, “Home Deliveries,” which is itself a modern adaptation of Claude Fournier’s 1970 comedy “Two Women In Gold.”

“Two Women” follows neighbors Violette and Florence who are haunted by a sense of failure despite having successful careers and families. “What if happiness lies in rebelling against a rigid performance-driven society by sometimes choosing short-term satisfaction over success, freedom over being good? In a world where having fun is nowhere near the top of the priority list, having an adventure with the delivery guy can become revolutionary. For Violette and Florence this is the breath of fresh air they’ve been longing for,” reads the synopsis.

The cast is lead by Karine Gonthier-Hyndman,...

Jonathan Pryce and Anthony Hopkins got more than divine intervention at the 27th Hamptons Film Festival, they got the audience’s blessing.

Netflix’s “The Two Popes” took top honors as the Hiff Audience winner at the festival, which ran from October 10-14. It was joined by two docs as fan faves over the long holiday weekend. “Popes” star Pryce even made a surprise appearance at a screening Sunday night, telling the sold-out crowd, “It’s pretty cool to play the pope. I was nervous at first. I wanted to be honest to the man. I look a bit like him. The uncanny thing is I walk like him anyway. He has a dodgy hip and I have a dodgy knee.”

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Pryce said he was in awe of his co-star and fellow countryman Hopkins, who played Pope Benedict XVI. And...

Update, with Audience Awards The Hamptons Film Festival announced its Audience Award winners today, with Fernando Meirelles’ The Two Popes taking the Narrative Feature trophy and Ric Burns’ Oliver Sacks: His Own Life chosen by audiences as best Documentary Feature.

Fire in Paradise, directed by Drea Cooper & Zackary Canepari, won the Audience Award for Best Short Film.

Also announced today, Trey Edward Shults, writer and director of the festival’s closing night film Waves, received the inaugural Zicherman Family Foundation Screenwriting Award, a $10,000 award presented to an early-career screenwriter “who has demonstrated singular vision and dedication to their craft.”

Previous, Monday Hlynur Pálmason’s A White, White Day and the Sung-a Yoon documentary Overseas were awarded top honors today at the the 27th Hamptons Film Festival, the fest has announced.

Pálmason’s film won the Award for Best Narrative Feature, while Overseas received the Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Today, I kicked off my visit to the Mammoth Lakes Film Festival in Mammoth Lakes, CA with their first film screening of the day, Shorts Block I. Below you can find the films that screened, and just what I thought of them. Check it out now!

Mulignans – Director : Shaka King / USA / 5 min

Mulignans is a play on the Italian-American slang for a black man, which is based on the Italian word for “eggplant.” This comedic film reverses roles, and puts African-Americans in the role of Italian Gangsters, much like any mob movie that you’ve ever seen. Not only is this film funny, but it’s also a big of an eye opener, with caucasian hipsters being the underdogs. 5 stars

Una Nit – Director : Marta Bayarri / Spain / 17 min

Boy meets girl. Girl goes back to his place. Girl finds out he’s completely nuts! Una Nit follows two frisky...