The Programme Advisory Committee of ARTE advises the Management Board and the General Assembly on programming issues. Its members, eight from Germany and eight from France, are leading personalities from civil society and the arts world. The associate European partners participate in an advisory capacity.
| French members | German members |
| Françoise Benhamou Chairperson Economist, university professor, President of the Cercle des économistes |
Sandro Witt Vice Chairperson Member of the MDR Broadcasting Council, Project Manager of the DGB Federal Executive Committee’s Initiative for Democratic Competence in the Workplace |
| Jean-Etienne Cohen-Séat Publisher |
Dr Yasmin Alinaghi Regional Executive Director of Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Hessen, seconded from the Broadcasting Council of HR |
| Olivia Gesbert Journalist |
Christoph Becker Member of the board of directors of the Interessengemeinschaft Hamburger Musikwirtschaft e.V., seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Commitee |
| Françoise Nyssen Publisher and former Minister of Culture |
Prof Dr Maria Böhmer Former Minister of State, President of the German Commission for UNESCO, seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Committee |
| Pierrette Ominetti Former Director in the Editorial Department of ARTE France |
Prof Dr Hans-Günter Henneke Executive member of the Presidency of the German Association of Rural Districts (Deutscher Landkreistag) |
| Fabienne Pascaud Formereditor-in-chief of Télérama |
Andrea Kühnemann Regional Director of ver.di Berlin-Brandenburg, seconded from the Broadcasting Council of RBB |
| Emmanuel Roger Senior Adviser at Steen Associates and Board Member at Poclain Hydraulics |
Angela Spizig Former mayor, presenter for programmes on international film and literature, seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Committee |
| Natacha Valla Economist, Dean of the Sciences Po School of Management and Impact |
Markus Trabusch |
European Partners (in an advisory capacity):
ČT, Film Fund Luxembourg, LRT, LTV, ORF, RAI Com, RTBF, RTÉ, RTVE, SRG SSR, Yle