BriteSpark Films

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BriteSpark Films
FoundedJanuary 23, 2013;12 years ago (2013-01-23)
FoundersNick Godwin
Headquarters
London
,
England
Parent Argonon
Divisions
  • BriteSpark East
  • BriteSpark West
Website britesparkfilms.com

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 & distrbution 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

TitleYearsNetworkNotes
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] 2023Channel 5via 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

  1. ↑ Kemp, Stuart (23 January 2013). "Indie Giant Argonon Group Sets Up Factual Production Banner". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Factual indie BriteSpark launches Bristol arm". televisual.com. 11 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ Ritchie, Kevin (10 August 2016). "History Canada, More4 embark on a treasure hunt". Realscreen . Retrieved 20 October 2025– via Playback .
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Creamer, Jon (4 July 2023). "BriteSpark East heads to East Anglia for C5". televisual.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "BriteSpark Films goes full steam ahead with Flying Scotsman documentary series" (Press release). Argonon. 21 May 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Creamer, Jon (20 May 2025). "BossaNova launches BriteSpark's Flying Scotsman doc". televisual.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
  9. ↑ Creamer, Jon (7 October 2025). "BriteSpark lands new true crime doc series". televisual.com. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
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