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Newen Studios Launches German Umbrella Banner Spark Studios, Acquires ‘The Gryphon’ Producer


Newen Studios has partnered with Berlin-based Flare Film to set up Spark Studios, an umbrella banner which will bundle its German activities.

As its first acquisition, Spark Studios has purchased a majority stake in Dog Haus, a production company based in Berlin and Munich with credits including the series “The Gryphon,” which was ordered by Amazon Prime. We aim to consistently produce television, multimedia, cinematic films and series with the highest artistic standards and thematic relevance,” Marka, Yesilkaya and Zoch said in a statement. Newen, which is owned by France’s leading commercial network TF1, is already present in the Netherlands with Tuvalu and Pupkin; Denmark with Nimbus; Belgium with De Mensen; Canada, the U.S. and the U.K. with Reel One; in the U.K. with Ringside, Fictionhouse, Slate Entertainment and Further South Production; and iZen in Spain.

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