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 Vice Chairperson Economist, professor at the University of Paris XIII, member of the Center for Economics and the University of Paris Nord (CEPN) |
Prof Dr Maria Böhmer Chairperson Former Minister of State, President of the German Commission for UNESCO, seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Committee |
| Jean-Etienne Cohen-Séat Publisher |
Yasmin Alinaghi Regional Executive Director of Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband Hessen, delegated by the Broadcasting Council of HR |
| Olivia Gesbert Journalist |
Christoph Becker Member of the board of directors of the Interessengemeinschaft Hamburger Musikwirtschaft e.V., the first regional association of the German music industry, seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Commitee |
| Françoise Nyssen Publisher and former Minister of Culture of France |
Hans-Günter Henneke Executive Member of the Presidium, German Association of Rural Districts (Deutscher Landkreistag) |
| Pierrette Ominetti Former Deputy Director of the Editorial Department of ARTE France |
Andrea Kühnemann Regional Director ver.di Berlin-Brandenburg, delegated by the Broadcasting Council of RBB |
| Fabienne Pascaud Former editorial director of Télérama (2006-2022) |
Angela Spizig Former mayor, presenter for programmes on international film and literature, seconded from the ZDF Supervisory Committee |
| Emmanuel Roger Senior Adviser at Steen Associates and Board Member at Poclain Hydraulics |
Sandro Witt Member of the MDR Broadcasting Council, Vice Chairperson of the Federation of German Trade Unions’ Department in Hesse-Thuringia |
| Natacha Valla Economist, Dean of the Sciences Po School of Management and Innovation |
Axel Linstädt |
European Partners (in an advisory capacity):
ČT, Film Fund Luxembourg, LRT, LTV, ORF, RAI Com, RTBF, RTÉ, RTVE, SRG SSR, Yle