Ed Punchard

Ed Punchard is a co-founder and joint managing director of Prospero Productions, a Western Australian-based documentary production company. He has produced many internationally award-winning documentaries.

In 1988, Mr Punchard survived the world's worst ever offshore oil rig disaster on board the Piper Alpha in the North Sea, when it exploded with the loss of 167 lives. That incident ended his eight-year career offshore and began his role as a documentary film-maker. He has advised in the making of programmes for World in Action ITV, First Tuesday ITV, Yorkshire Television and BBC Panorama.

In 1991, Mr Punchard established Prospero Productions in Fremantle, Western Australia. Producer credits include Paying for the Piper (San Francisco Golden Spire Award for Best Television in Current Events), Hutan - Wildlife of the Malaysian Rainforest (Silver Medal - New York Festivals), Diving School (Western Australian Screen Awards, Outstanding Achievement), Selling Australia (2001 Chicago International Television Competition, Certificate of Merit), SAS – The Search for Warriors, (AACTA award for Best Documentary Series), and recent series including Life on the Edge, Wild Survivor and Outback Truckers.