Black Forest Studios / Snaxx
Key facts
- Operator / parent
- Black Forest Studios, founded by Nina and Sebastian Weiland
- Origin
- Germany
- Headquarters
- Kirchzarten / Freiburg, Germany; app development in Munich
- Launched
- Studio founded 2020; Snaxx app announced on 15 September 2026 for launch on 1 November 2026
- Category
- App · Other origin
Black Forest Studios is a German premium-microdrama studio in Kirchzarten near Freiburg. Its earlier platform project, MicroVerse, dropped out of its rebuilt website around May 2026; on 15 September 2026 it announced a consumer app, Snaxx, for launch on iOS and Android on 1 November 2026. It shoots in 16:9 and crops to 9:16 with AI so material can be exploited in both formats, and targets ten to 15 series a year from 2027. It is testing clips on TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and Facebook, and three US buyers were reported to be circling its title 'Path of the Lost'.
Profile
- Markets
- Germany / Europe
- Content
- Premium microdrama shot in 16:9 and AI-cropped to 9:16 for dual exploitation; ten to 15 series a year targeted from 2027.
- Genres
- Aristocratic and family drama, medical, thriller, horror
- Monetisation
- First episodes free, then coin unlocks or a subscription: €4.99 a month with advertising, €9.99 without (company-stated, September 2026)
- Profitability
- Not profitable (pre-launch)
- Backers
- Self-funded; seeking app investors for an international rollout. Boris Kodjoe is an adviser.
People
- Sebastian Weiland — Co-founder and CEO; cinematographer, co-founded Kosmo Films in Los Angeles in 1997
- Nina Gwyn Weiland — Co-founder, writer and director
Sources
Update
: The profile described the MicroVerse app as due in summer 2026. That project was dropped, and the company announced the Snaxx app on 15 September 2026 for launch on 1 November 2026.