Yelena Ganshof van der Meersch

Producer, Screenwriter, Director

Known for her first science documentary film "THE MESSENGER: A story of mRNA", Yelena has a passion for technology and innovation. Based in Geneva, she previously created and hosted a television talk show INSIDE TOMORROW on the latest trends in AI, biotech, engineering and space technology. Growing up in a medical family in Siberia, she always stayed close to science in her research, once turning to journalism and filmmaking. Yelena hold a master's degree in Economics from the United States. She honed her business skills previously working in investment banking in Singapore, and in US-Russian diplomatic circles as a senior economist and team leader at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2023
The Messenger: A Story of mRNA by Tareq Daoud, Yelena Ganshof van der Meersch, Ev Durán

Screenwriter

2023
The Messenger: A Story of mRNA by Tareq Daoud, Yelena Ganshof van der Meersch, Ev Durán

Producer

2023
The Messenger: A Story of mRNA by Tareq Daoud, Yelena Ganshof van der Meersch, Ev Durán

Sound Designer

2024
Soto wa Kyoufuu by Nobuko Kato
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