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Mubi won Latin American streaming rights to Chilean docu-comedy Denominación de Origen for regional audiences.
The film, directed by Tomás Alzamora, was a Chilean cinema hit with over 100,000 admissions.
The story follows a small Chilean town battling for origin designation to protect its sausages from a rival town.
Denominación de Origen is described as a docu-fiction hybrid shot in southern Chile.
Alzamora and Calisto produced the film under Equeco, aiming to broaden regional reach through Mubi.
Denominación de Origen has earned local festival recognition, including audience and jury prizes at Valdivia and BAJICI.
Mubi plans to release the film theatrically and through streaming, expanding access in Latin America.
The project was produced by Equeco, with production leadership from Alzamora and Calisto.
Mubi's catalog includes other Chilean and international titles, signaling an expanding Latin American focus.

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UK slashes Darwin Initiative funding, excluding 89 countries from eligibility for biodiversity projects.
Regions affected include most of Africa, central Asia, and parts of Latin America.
Conservationists warn the cuts will jeopardize species protection and climate efforts abroad.
UK says cuts focus funding where biodiversity loss is most acute.
Some G20 countries, like Brazil and Indonesia, remain eligible for Darwin funding despite the cuts.
The Darwin Initiative began in 1992 to support biodiversity through UK aid.
Defra defends the move as concentrating funding for greater biodiversity impact.
The Guardian notes climate and nature spending were showcased at a recent UK aid conference.
Environment groups link funding cuts to broader reductions in the UK aid budget.
Experts warn biodiversity funding cuts may undermine trust with donor and partner nations.
Observers see the Darwin Initiative as frontline support for communities facing climate and ecosystem stress.

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Paramount+ has acquired the BBC drama Wild Cherry for international streaming, with a June 24 launch date in multiple regions.
Wild Cherry stars Eve Best and Carmen Ejogo and centers on wealth, secrets, and a community in crisis.
BBC Studios handles global sales; Firebird Pictures produces the series.
The show explores class dynamics and the super rich, expanding Lecky’s previous UK successes to the international market.
The deal reflects Paramount+'s expansion into multiple international markets this year.
The production team includes notable UK talent with Imogen Faires and Amelia May in supporting roles.
BBC Studios will oversee global sales for the series.
Executive producers include Elizabeth Kilgarriff and Lucy Richer for the BBC, among others.
The series is written and created by Nicôle Lecky, with Toby MacDonald directing.
Wild Cherry previously received positive UK reception before its international rollout.

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