Pioneer Productions is one of the UK's most successful
independent production companies. We have developed an outstanding
reputation for producing innovative, high quality and popular
programmes for both the UK and US markets. Our investment in
nurturing creative and editorial skills has meant the company
continues to attract the leading on and off-screen talent.
Pioneer Productions has been at the forefront of factual
innovations. In the 90's it led the charge into filming the
impossible; capturing some of the most extreme weather on our
planet in series such as Raging Planet, developing the
use of special effects sequences to see inside the human and animal
bodies in series such In The Womb, creating pure CGI
films such as Journey to the Edge of the Universe and
combining life-like CGI into dramas and drama-docs such as
The Unsinkable Titanic and
Hindenburg.
Pioneer Productions is prolific across a broad range of
programme genres including lifestyle, factual entertainment,
history, science and drama-docs. The company has made over 700
hours of programming, sold in over 60 countries worldwide. Our
critically-acclaimed productions have attracted both high audience
viewing figures as well as many prestigious awards. Pioneer's
clients include Discovery Channel, PBS, National Geographic
Channel, History, ABC, TLC, Discovery Canada, WGBH, WNET, Discovery
Europe, Travel Channel, HGTV, and in the UK, Channel 4, the BBC,
ITV and Five.
Pioneer's many awards include numerous Medals - it is the
only independent company to win the coveted Best Science film at
the Banff TV festival. Pioneer has also won the Grand Award - at
the New York Television Festival, a UK Indie award, a Sony award,
Cine Golden Eagles, and other prizes in France, Italy, US and
Greece. Our shows have also won prestigious awards at the Emmys and
the Royal Television Society.