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 Axel Linstädt and Axel Françoise Benhamou.
| French members | German members |
| Françoise Benhamou (vice president) Economist and Professor at the University of Paris XIII |
Axel Linstädt (president) Member of the BR Broadcasting Council, composer, former artistic director of the International Music Contest of ARD |
| Natacha Valla Economist, Dean of the Sciences Po School of Management and Innovation |
Prof Dr Maria Böhmer President of the German Commission for UNESCO, seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Committee |
| Jean-Etienne Cohen-Séat Publisher |
Jörn Dulige Vice Chairperson of the HR Broadcasting Council, Commissioner of Protestant churches in Hesse |
| Bernard Faivre d’Arcier Former senior civil servant in the Ministry of Culture |
Prof Dr Dr Wolfgang Jäger Seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Committee, Former President of the University of Freiburg |
| Judith Louis Producer and Consultant |
Juliane Kremberg Member of the RBB Broadcasting Council, Berlin-Brandenburg Federation of Youth Organisations (Landesjugendring) |
| 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, Yle