| Founded | January 23, 2013 |
|---|---|
| Founders | Nick Godwin |
| Headquarters | London , England |
| Parent | Argonon |
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| Website | britesparkfilms |
BriteSpark Films is a London-based Briitish television production company owned by international production group Argonon that creates factual content like premium documentaries, current affairs, and popular series for UK and international broadcasters.
It was established on 22 January 2013 when London-based international production group Argonon had joined forces with former Wag TV head of development & Cineflix head of documentaries and documentary film-maker Nick Godwin who had left the Canadian production and distribution Cineflix into establishing a joint-venture factual boutique production subsidiary with a international look called BriteSpark Films which would be based in Argonon's London-based headquarters with Nick Godwim heading the joint-venture production subsidiary BriteSpark Films as its creative director.[1]
On 11 October 2017, BriteSpark Films established a Bristol production office based in that region and launched a Bristol-based production division entitled BriteSpark West with Simon Greenwood became head of BriteSpark Films' new Bristol production office & division BriteSpark West as managing director of the new production office with Bad Tenants, Rogue Landlords became BriteSpark West's first production.[2]
Filmography
[edit]| Title | Years | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunting Nazi Treasure[3] | 2017–2018 | More4 History Canada[4] (Canada) American Heroes Channel (United States) |
co-production with Saloon Media |
| World's Most Scenic River Journeys[5] | 2021–2022 | Channel 5 (United Kingdom) Smithsonian Channel Canada (Canada) |
via BriteSpark East co-production with Blue Ant Media and Saloon Media |
| Norfolk and Suffolk: Country & Coast[6] | 2023 | Channel 5 | via BriteSpark East |
| Secrets of Flying Scotsman[7] | 2025 | Channel 4 | co-production with BossaNova Media[8] |
| When Death Comes Knocking[9] | TBA | True Crime |
References
[edit]- ^ Kemp, Stuart (23 January 2013). "Indie Giant Argonon Group Sets Up Factual Production Banner". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "Factual indie BriteSpark launches Bristol arm". televisual.com. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "New Television Series Hunting Nazi Treasure Asks the Public to Join the Hunt for Priceless Objects Missing Since World War II" (Press release). Monuments Men and Women Foundation. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2025 – via PR Newswire.
- ^ Ritchie, Kevin (10 August 2016). "History Canada, More4 embark on a treasure hunt". Realscreen. Retrieved 20 October 2025 – via Playback.
- ^ "Saloon Media Signs on to Co-Produce World's Most Scenic River Journeys with Argonon's BriteSpark East" (Press release). Blue Ant Media. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ Creamer, Jon (4 July 2023). "BriteSpark East heads to East Anglia for C5". televisual.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ "BriteSpark Films goes full steam ahead with Flying Scotsman documentary series" (Press release). Argonon. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ Creamer, Jon (20 May 2025). "BossaNova launches BriteSpark's Flying Scotsman doc". televisual.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
- ^ Creamer, Jon (7 October 2025). "BriteSpark lands new true crime doc series". televisual.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.