The Programme Advisory Committee 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.
The Programme Advisory Committee is currently chaired by Françoise Benhamou (president) and Axel Linstädt (vice president).
| French members | German members |
| Béatrice Angrand Head of the French Civic Service Agency |
Prof Dr Maria Böhmer President of the German Commission for UNESCO, seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Committee |
| Françoise Benhamou (president) Economist and Professor at the University of Paris XIII |
Jörn Dulige Vice Chairperson of the HR Broadcasting Council, Commissioner of Protestant churches in Hesse |
| Jean-Etienne Cohen-Séat Publisher |
Prof Dr Dr hc mult Wolfgang Jäger Seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Committee, Former President of the University of Freiburg |
| Bernard Faivre d’Arcier Former senior civil servant in the Ministry of Culture |
Juliane Kremberg Member of the RBB Broadcasting Council, Berlin-Brandenburg Federation of Youth Organisations (Landesjugendring) |
| Judith Louis Producer and Consultant |
Axel Linstädt (vice-président) Member of the BR Broadcasting Council, composer, former artistic director of the International Music Contest of ARD |
| Aurélie Luneau Historian and Radio producer |
Oliver Passek Seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Committee, film and media expert at the Ministry of science, research and art, Baden-Wurttemberg |
| Catherine Tasca Former Secretary of Culture and Communication |
Angela Spizig Presenter for programmes on cinema and literature, seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Committee |
| Monique Veaute Founder of the Romaeuropa Arte e Cultura Foundation |
Sandro Witt Member of the MDR Broadcasting Council, Vice Chairperson of the Federation of German Trade Unions’ Department in Hesse-Thuringia |
European Partners (in an advisory capacity):
ČT, Film Fund Luxembourg, ORF, RAI Com, RTBF, RTÉ, SRG SSR