Born in 1965, Fabrice Puchault studied literature and is a graduate from the French National Film School (FEMIS). Independent producer from 1992 to 2003. He then joined the documentary Department in France 3 as Commissioning Editor for Science and Wildlife. In November 2005, he joined the factual department at France 2, the main French Public Broadcaster, and became Commissioning Editor for Specialist Factual. In 2008, he was appointed Secretary General of Programming at France 2. He was notably in charge of coordinating programs between the channel and digital medias. From February 2011 to January 2016, Fabrice Puchault served as Director of the Documentary department at France 2. In ARTE France, he is now head of commissioning for documentaries and magazines, dealing with Current Affairs, Geopolitical issues, History, Social issues and Creative docs.