Gazelle Gaignaire

As a freelance video producer and director, Gazelle draws on 16 years of international experience in TV journalism, communications and PR, and on a passion for combining words, visuals and audio to craft efficient messages.

Gazelle began her career in the United States, producing news reports, shows and documentaries for French TV stations. Working on all stages of pre and post-production – from the initial pitch of a story idea to the final editing – she covered topics ranging from the Rodney King riots to California’s entertainment and fitness industries. >> view excerpts of broadcast stories

In 1999 she directed “On the Medical Frontlines” for Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). This short, promotional film was used widely by the international organization as a successful fundraising tool, and on a personal level it triggered her desire to become a “Press and Information Officer” for MSF.
>> view excerpt of "On the Medical Frontlines"

While based in Pristina, Kosovo, and then in Moscow covering ten countries of the Former Soviet Union, Gazelle wrote extensively for donors and the general public, organized media events and developed communication strategies with MSF teams – for example, speaking out against human rights violations in Chechnya, or raising the alarm about a tuberculosis epidemic raging in Siberian prisons. >> view article "Siberia: A Struggle Against TB" (PDF)

The focus of her work became more internal during her missions in Afghanistan and West Africa: she functioned as a mobile “inside-reporter” for MSF. She earned a reputation for being at the right place at the right time and for efficiently gathering information from a variety of sources, ranging from local refugees to foreign diplomats. The analyses she drew from her research strengthened MSF’s understanding of the complex environment in which its medical teams were operating and improved the organization’s responses to emergencies and crises. >> view photos from Afghanistan >> view article "Changes Creep to Northern Afghanistan (PDF)

After deciding to settle down in Brussels, Gazelle left MSF and in 2006 joined the company MCI as a marketing and communications manager. One of her major clients was World Kidney Day: she worked closely with MCI's graphics and web designers to create a brand identity for World Kidney Day and liaised with more than 150 organizations to help raise awareness about the prevention of kidney disease in 66 participating countries. >> view World Kidney Day designs (PDF)

Freelancing now allows Gazelle to bring together her journalistic, audiovisual and creative skills and offer them to a wide variety of clients.

In June 2010 she wrote, directed and edited a short film entitled "Who Cares Wins" for the United Nations Global Compact. >> photos and more info (PDF)

In 2011, working with the agency "Karott", she directed an educational and exercise DVD (10,000 copies) for persons affected with Parkinson's disease.