Joy Puntawe was the production designer of the award-winning Cinemalaya film “Jay” and associate production designer of the internationally acclaimed independent film “Kubrador.” She was assistant production designer for the short film “Binyag” and art director for ABS-CBN “fantaserye” entitled "Lastikman." She also worked as production designer for music videos “We are One” by Slapshock, "Ikaw Lamang Mahal," and "Kung Maibabalik ko Lang" by Josh Santana.
She collaborated with Rianne’s first two films as co-production designer for “Aninag” and assistant director for “Karsel.” A graduate of the University of the Philippines Film Institute, she garnered the Best Production Thesis 2002 (Narrative Film Category) for her 16mm thesis film “Alon.” It was also exhibited at the Cinemanila International Film Festival 2003 and was an official entry for the 5th UP Diliman Film and Video Festival, Gawad CCP Para sa Alternatibong Pelikula 2002, and Catholic Mass Media Awards 2002.
She was also part of Ricky Lee's scriptwriting workshop and worked for ABS-CBN's TV Creative Development Group.
