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Contents 

Preljocaj: Eldorado, by Olivier Assayas © Jean-Claude Carbonne 

Esma‘s Secret – Grbavica, 

by Jasmila Zbanic © ZDF/Maike Höhne 

Le Monde des couleurs, by Olivier Lassu © Gédéon 

Programmes/Electric Pictures/Olivier Lassu 

Orpheus and Eurydice, by Vincent Bataillon 

© Ursula Kaufmann

INTRODUCTION 04 

PROGRAMMES 06 

MORE THAN TELEVISION 28 

THE CHANNEL 38 

CHRONOLOGY 60 

Piers Faccini, Jamsession with Manu Katché and Alice Tumler/ARTE F © Sébastien Rabany-Epp 

Marmorera, by Markus Fischer © Snakefi lm/Sava Hlavacek 

Christmas in Vienna 2008 © www.lukasbeck.com 

The Last Continent, by Jean Lemire © Jean Lemire/JL

Introduction

Berlinale, 2008 © Richard Bellia 

ARTE is different and will stay that way 

ARTE is different and will stay that way. Thanks to our creative and talented staff, the channel has 

maintained a strong Franco-German identity for 20 years and established its unique presence on the 

audiovisual landscape. ARTE is demonstrating its commitment to the digital age by bringing HD 

quality to its viewers, as well as exploring the potential of the Internet as a new space for freedom 

and creativity and livening up smartphones and social networks with its programmes. 

In times of crisis and sweeping change, few things could be more exciting than creating programmes 

that are open to all, embody our values and beliefs, provide direction, and above all, hope for the 

future! We are meeting this challenge with enthusiasm and confi dence. 

Véronique Cayla 

Chairperson 

Véronique Cayla © Frédéric Maigrot/ARTE 

Dr. Gottfried Langenstein 

Vice Chairman 

Gottfried Langenstein © ZDF / Carmen Sauerbrei 

January 2011 

Update

Programmes Messy 

Christmas, by Vanessa Jopp © X Filme Creative Pool

Dr. Christoph Hauser 

© ARTE/Fréderic Maigrot 

A STRONG LINE-UP 

FOR DISCERNING VIEWERS 

ARTE is based on quality and innovation. 

In an age when the latest technological 

developments and increasing competition 

are leading to fundamental changes 

across the media landscape, our viewers 

appreciate that we keep our editorial 

promises and continue to offer highquality 

programming. In Germany, ARTE 

is successfully attracting and retaining 

an ever greater number of viewers, 

particularly with its daytime and prime 

time schedules. In France too, ARTE’s 

share of the DVB-T market is continually 

increasing, although the launch of new 

channels has had a serious impact on 

the French television landscape. 

Les Voies de l’Est – In Bangladesh, by Rob Hof © Arte France 

The Wayward Cloud, by Tsai Ming-Liang 

© ARTE France 

The Yes Men fi x the World, by Andy Bichlbaum 

and Mike Bonanno © Arte France 

ARTE is reacting to the dynamic changes 

occurring within the media environment 

in both countries by introducing a new 

approach to its programme line-up that 

will give a particular boost to the prime 

time and late evening slots. Since its 

launch, ARTE has provided its viewers 

with the stories behind world affairs 

as well as explaining their signifi cance. 

Innovations to news reporting are also 

being introduced, with ARTE Journal, 

The Blogger and Yourope outlining current 

events from a European and international 

perspective. ARTE is producing more 

science-based documentaries and 

magazine programmes for peak viewing 

hours. ARTE is also approaching its goal 

of reaching a younger target audience 

Zap around the World – In Afghanistan © ARTE France 

with a new style for culture and music 

programmes that features the stars 

of yesterday and tomorrow. In 2010, 

ARTE will continue to plan programmes 

from an event-oriented perspective. 

Some highlights of this year’s 

programmes include: Frédéric Chopin’s 

200th anniversary, the outstanding works 

of the Japanese cartoonist Hayao 

Miyazaki, biodiversity, and of course 

Africa, site of this year’s Football World 

Cup, and a summer of music from the 

sixties, to name merely a few. Join us 

for these programmes and more on 

ARTE, and it’s even more amazing in HD! 


Programme Director

08-09 

THEMA 

Discovering and 

understanding 

the world 

While entertaining the family on Sunday 

and tackling social and political issues 

on Tuesday, ARTE’s theme evenings 

feature a set of fi lms, documentaries and 

discussions devoted to a single topic. 

Exploring and investigating a huge range 

of subjects, they are always entertaining. 

Following the same concept, Morning 

Thema offers daytime viewers a selection 

of the channel’s best documentaries. 

Vive la bombe!, by Jean-Pierre Sinapi © Daniel Tonachella

Annie-Claude Elkaim © Frédéric Maigrot 

Thomas Kausch © Frédéric Maigrot 

Daniel Leconte © Kate Barry 

THEMA ON TUESDAY 

Tuesday at 8:35 pm 

Presented by Annie-Claude Elkaim, 

Thomas Kausch or Daniel Leconte 

Thema on Tuesday stays in tune 

with current events by examining 

today’s society and debating major 

political, socio-economic 

and scientifi c issues. Whether 

the subject is Japanese whalers, 

the Anthrax-Dealers, or the uprising 

in Burma, ARTE gives experts and 

witnesses a chance to have their say. 

THEMA ON SUNDAY 

Sunday at 8 :35 pm 

Thema on Sunday centres around 

a major feature fi lm screened early 

in the evening. ARTE entertains family 

audiences with a range of evocative 

and imaginative subjects such as: 

the intimate portrait of a fi lm star 

in Isabella Rossellini, my wild life, 

or an excursion into the world 

of wealthy industrialists and the 

Von Bülow mystery with La saga 

des grandes familles, or a journey 

to far horizons with Les héros 

de l’Himalaya. 

MORNING THEMA 

Weekdays at 10:10 am, 

weekends at 9:45 am 

Every day of the week has its Morning 

Thema: Culture, History, Discovery, 

International Affairs, Society, Knowledge, 

and the Performing Arts. Monday 

through Sunday, ARTE has something 

for every viewer’s interest, from politics 

to science or from distant cultures 

to the intimacy of an artist’s studio. 

Meurtres en série au pays de Poutine, by Manon Loizeau © ARTE France 

Kalter Krieg am Nordpol, by Alexander Stenzell © SWR 

Letters to the President a fi lm about President Ahmadinejad, by Petr Lom/ARTE F © Petr Lom

10-11 

FILM 

Experiencing 

emotion 

ARTE welcomes all categories of fi lm from 

the essential cinema classics to ambitious 

new creations and inventive shorts. There’s 

something exciting for everyone and for 

serious fi lm buffs there are great fi lm 

masterpieces, broadcast in the original 

version with subtitles. Given ARTE’s strength 

as a co-producer and commitment to 

supporting talented fi lm-makers, 

co-productions account for nearly twenty-fi ve 

percent of all fi lms shown. 

Torremolinos 73 © ARTE France

The Lives of Others, by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck © Wiedemann & Berg Filmproduktion 

Mammuth, by Benoît Delépine and Gustave Kervern © Gérard Martron 

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là, by Anne Andreu © Cinétévé 

MOVIE CLASSICS 

Monday at 8:35 pm 

Monday’s prime time Movie Classics 

screens original version cinema classics, 

old and new, spanning several decades 

of fi lm history from Josef von Sternberg’s 

The Blue Angel to Fellini’s Casanova 

and from Blake Edwards’ Breakfast 

at Tiffany’s to Going Places 

(Les Valseuses) by Bertrand Blier. 

CONTEMPORARY MOVIES 

Thursday at 8:35 pm 

Thursday’s fi lms are mostly television 

premieres chosen for their original, 

imaginative, humorous and sensitive 

style. Many Contemporary Movies 

titles have been award winners at 

leading international festivals such as: 

In the Mood for Love by Wong Kar-Wai, 

Bad Education by Pedro Almodovar, 

The Beat that my Heart Skipped 

by Jacques Audiard, and The Lives 

of Others by Florian Henckel von 

Donnersmarck. 

MOVIE DISCOVERIES 

Wednesday at 10:35 pm 

Leaving the box offi ce hits behind, 

Movie Discoveries delights real fi lm 

buffs with little known works from every 

corner of the globe. This showcase for 

independent fi lm-makers from Europe 

and the US features such works as: 

Amos Gitaï’s Free Zone, Marion Hänsel’s 

Sounds of Sand, Matthias Glasner’s 

The Free Will, and others. 

ARTE, FROM SILENT FILM 

TO B MOVIES… 

ARTE strives to encourage fi lm-makers 

and offers a platform for young talent 

on Short Circuit, the fi lm magazine that 

gets behind the scenes of moviemaking. 

Trash provokes and amuses 

viewers with what might be called 

B movies. Emphasis is placed on rather 

extravagant fi lms that offended good 

taste and moral sensibilities when fi rst 

released but later came to be seen 

as pioneering works of world cinema. 

Medium Length Films presents the fi rst 

works, often highly individual, of young 

directors past and present. ARTE 

also remains faithful to the classics, 

with a monthly Silent Movie session. 

Short Circuit 

Wednesday at 12:20 am 

Trash 

Friday at 12:30 am 

Medium Length Films 

Monday (once a month) at 12:10 am 

Silent Movie 

Monday (once a month) at 12:10 am

12-13 

DRAMA 

AND SERIES 

Experiencing 

emotion 

ARTE’s ambitiously wide range of drama 

includes detective stories, historical dramas, 

and psychological thrillers. More than half of 

the titles featured are ARTE co-productions, 

drawing their inspiration from the social 

realities, little daily pleasures, excitement, 

action, and sometimes major crises of real 

life. The recent arrival of series on ARTE will 

please fans of suspense and those nostalgic 

for their favourite cult series. 

Les invincibles © Benoit Linder-Makingprod

DRAMA ON FRIDAY 

Friday at 8:35 pm 

Featuring ARTE co-productions and 

television premieres the fi lms on Drama 

on Friday draw viewers into the lives 

and dreams of their characters. Many 

of these television fi lms, like Jean-Paul 

Lilienfeld’s Skirt Day and Kai Wessel’s 

March of Millions, have won festival 

awards for their strong storylines, subtle 

narration, and emotional intensity. 

DRAMA ON SATURDAY 

Saturday at 10:30 pm 

Saturday’s fi lms may carry us off to 

new horizons or suprise us as we to 

rediscover the everyday and familiar. 

These often audacious and sometimes 

puzzling works like Amos Gitaï’s Carmel 

or Im nächsten Leben by Marco 

Mittelstaedt inspire and amuse with 

their freewheeling style. 

SERIES ON ARTE 

Crime scenes, scandals, conspiracies, 

and the quest for justice, The Tuesday 

Evening Series holds its audience 

spellbound with television premieres 

of productions such as KDD – 

Kriminaldauerdienst and Les Invincibles. 

The Afternoon Series provides 

an opportunity to watch or re-watch 

such cult series as The Avengers 

and Vier Frauen und ein Todesfall. 

The Tuesday Evening Series 

Tuesday at 10:20 pm 

The Afternoon Series 

Monday through Friday at 6:05 pm 

Skirt Day, by Jean-Paul Lilienfeld © Mascaret Films Manhunt, by Laurent Jaoui © Elzevir Films 

Ellas Geheimnis, by Rainer Kaufmann © ZDF/Charlie Sperring

DOCUMENTARIES 

14-15 

Understanding 

the world Zigeuner, 

by Stanislaw Mucha © HR/U5 Filmproduktion GmbH & Co KG

Les voyageurs de l’espace, 

by Jean-Pierre Larcher © CNES 

Citizen King – 1963-1968, by Orlando Bagwell and 

Noland Walker © Hulton-Deutsch Collection/Corbis 

ARTE’s in-depth and well-researched documentaries, both 

cultural and scientifi c, account for a full third of the channel’s 

programmes. They form a vast animated encyclopaedia 

inviting the viewer to better understand the world, 

share culture, and discover new horizons. 

HISTORY ON WEDNESDAY 


Providing a real space for collective 

and individual memory, History on 

Wednesday focuses on the 20th century, 

scouring the archives and drawing 

on individual testimonies to create 

a fascinating view of history. Nanking 

1937 – Chronicle of a Massacre, Andrei 

Dmitrievich Sakharov – a free man and 

the documentary series The War are 

a few examples of the windows 

the viewer is given on today’s world. 

68, année zéro, by Ruth Zylberman © ARTE France 

GRAND FORMAT 

Friday at 11 pm 

A fl agship format for ARTE, Grand 

Format showcases some of the 

world’s most talented and committed 

documentary makers. Their fi lms tend 

to be highly individual works. Whatever 

the subject, from Shahida: Brides of 

Allah, on failed female suicide bombers 

in Palestine, to William Karel’s My Dad 

Is Into Terrorism, these documentaries 

always enhance our understanding 

of mankind and the human condition. 

Dalaï Lama, une vie après l’autre, by Franck Sanson © ARTE France 

BIOGRAPHY 

Sunday at 5 pm 

Leading fi gures from the worlds 

of culture, politics, and sport open 

up to ARTE. The director Volker 

Schlöndorff, author Mario Vargas Llosa, 

the Dalai Lama, and ex-magistrate Eva 

Joly are among those talking about 

their careers, sharing their hopes 

and fears, revealing what drives 

them, and describing the obstacles 

they’ve overcome.

DOCUMENTARIES 

16-17 

Sharing culture 

THE CULTURAL 

DOCUMENTARY 

Monday at 11 pm 

The Cultural Documentary takes 

an original look at classical and 

contemporary culture. Viewers 

encounter artists as varied as 

Caravaggio and J.M.W. Turner. 

Literature and the history of ideas 

are also explored in such features 

as a documentary on Walter Benjamin 

and the Literary Horizons evening 

on world literature. 

KA“ - Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas, by David Mallet © ZDF/Cirque du Soleil Images 

POP CULTURE 

Thursday at 10:20 pm 

Steeped in the late 20th century, 

Pop Culture is a cultural and musical 

narrative on the entire pop culture 

phenomenon from counterculture to 

mass culture, from the Hollywood 

legends to the secrets of the manga. 

It takes viewers behind the scenes 

at a Jean-Paul Gaultier fashion show 

and has another look at Stephenie 

Meyer’s bestseller and fi lm in 

Twilight Fever.

De la culture en Amérique, by Frédéric Laffont 

und Frédéric Martel © ARTE France 

CLASSICAL AND 

CONTEMPORARY ART 

ARTE devotes two Sunday programmes 

to artistic creation in our time. Each 

week, Art & Culture shines a spotlight 

on a particular work, artist or cultural 

movement. Creation visits artists 

at work in their studios for an insight 

into art, in all its forms, in the making. 

Art & Culture 

Sunday at 8:10 pm 

Creation 


ARTE FOR NIGHT OWLS 

Night-time is the right time on ARTE 

for viewers with a taste for cinema 

that’s innovative and experimental. 

The Skylight leaves the beaten track 

behind by showcasing highly personal 

and original screen gems from 

independent fi lm-makers worldwide. 

Night Owls documents a late night 

walk through various city centres 

with two people from different horizons 

or cultures. 

Into the Night features experimental 

fi lm and video. 

The Skylight 


Night Owls 

Tuesday at 12:10 am 

Into the Night 

Tuesday at 12:10 am 

Femmes asiatiques, femmes fantasmes, by Sophie Bredier © ARTE France Claude Lévi-Strauss, by Pierre Beuchott © ARTE France 

La vie cachée des œuvres: Rembrandt, by Stan Neumann and Juliette Garcias 

© Camera Lucida Productions

DOCUMENTARIES 

18-19 

Discovering 

new horizons Leben 

auf dem Fluss – Ticket nach Timbuktu, by Holger Preusse and Valérie Théobald © Anke Möller

Miracle Body, by Yoriku Koizumi © NHK Country Cooking/ZDF © Fernsehbüro/Michael Dreyer 

THE HUMAN ADVENTURE 


The Human Adventure explores 

our planet and its past, looking 

for traces of ancient civilisations 

and the discoveries that have shaped 

human history. From prehistory, 

with Stonehenge: The Ultimate 

Experiment Live, to the documentary 

series We shall remain – a native 

American anthology to 20th century 

history in Napoleon und die Deutschen, 

no page of the human saga is left 

unturned. Combining historical rigour 

with a thrilling story, each documentary 

is a memorable expedition 

and experience for the whole family. 

ARTE DISCOVERY 


ARTE whisks the whole family off 

to new horizons with its many ambitious 

documentary series. Leben am Mekong, 

for example, invites us to travel while 

telling the story of the people who live 

along this great Asian river. Other 

programmes explore nature and the 

animal kingdom, with fi lms such as 

Das Jahr des Wildnis. ARTE Discovery 

also looks at recent history, most notably 

with a series of programmes featuring 

the lives of German emigrants who 

made America what it is today, from W.E. 

Boeing to H.J. Heinz. 

SCIENCE 


Both informative and entertaining, 

Science showcases the latest 

discoveries and trends in science, 

technology and medicine. What causes 

fear? Do plants have a soul? Is the 

Earth’s magnetic fi eld weakening? Taking 

the viewer from the laboratory to the 

fi eld, complex phenomena are revealed 

and challenging questions are answered. 

360° – GEO REPORT 

Saturday at 8 pm 

The reporters on 360° – GEO Report 

criss-cross the planet looking for 

unusual stories and colourful encounters 

in places like Vietnam, Russia or Eritrea, 

from the remotest countryside 

to the largest cities. 

COUNTRY COOKING 


Country Cooking sets the viewer’s 

taste buds tingling with culinary visits 

to our European neighbours. 

FAR AWAY PLACES 


Far Away Places gives viewers 

a chance to explore some of the globe’s 

least known regions and learn about 

their local traditions and religions. 

It also provides an opportunity 

for people living in these places 

to voice their own unique worldviews. 

Leben auf dem Fluss – Ticket nach Timbuktu, by Holger Preusse and Valérie Théobald © Anke Möller Sarah Wiener et les marmitons/Arte © zero one fi lm

20-21 

LIVE AND 

PERFORMING 

ARTS 

Sharing culture 

From prestigious opera house 

to summer rock festival, 

ARTE presents theatre, dance, 

the performing arts, music 

for every taste, and profi les 

of the artists at work. 

Blanche Neige – Angelin Preljocaj © J.C. Carbonne

Manu Chao – Baionarena © Jamie James Medina Carmen, Live in Teatro alla Scala, Milan © Marco Brescia – Teatro alla Scala 

MAESTRO 


Viewers get ringside seats on Maestro 

for performances by both established 

artists and young prodigies of classical 

and modern dance, music and song. 

The programme also devotes cycles to 

some of the greatest names in the music 

world such as Spanish soprano Victoria 

de Los Angeles, conductor Herbert 

von Karajan, violinist Gidon Kremer 

and Rodolfo Mederos, master of 

the bandoneon. 

MUSICA 

Monday at 10:25 pm 

Musica gives pride of place to music 

and dance and takes a behind-thescenes 

look at how they are created with 

documentary profi les of artists such as 

Ravi Shankar, a bridge between east 

and west; Mahler, with measured tread, 

Palestrina – Prince of music, and Sylvie 

Guillem, on the edge. 

TRACKS 

Thursday at 12:15 am 

The musical magazine Tracks follows 

the latest trends in experimental 

and avant-garde music looking at the 

work and lifestyles of artists as diverse 

as Iggy Pop, Jerry Lee Lewis, Guillermo 

del Toro and Terry Williams, and 

phenomena like the fake blood of 

Rock’n’Roll Wrestling Bash and Orlan’s 

automatic kiss. 

OPERA, THEATRE, 

AND LIVE EVENTS 

ARTE schedules specials several times 

a year bringing the viewer major events 

in the worlds of music, opera and theatre 

like the Folle Journée classical music 

festival in Nantes, and the festivals 

in Salzburg and Aix-en-Provence. 

2010 will be a year of specials 

celebrating Chopin’s 200th birthday. 

Performing arts fans can count on ARTE 

for the best in live and pre-recorded 

broadcasts of both great classics 

and lesser known works. 

Opera 

Six times a year on Monday at 

10:25 pm 

Six times a year live and prime time 

Comedia 

Twelve times a year on Monday at 

10:25 pm 

Six times a year on Sunday afternoon 

Events broadcast live 

Six times a year at prime time 

Geburtstagsfest für Herbert von Karajan, ZDF © Unitel 

A l’Est avec Sonia Wieder-Atherton, ARTE F © Jean-Baptiste Mondino

22- 23 

NEWS 

MAGAZINES 

Understanding 

today’s world 

ARTE looks in-depth 

at today’s major issues 

in Europe and the world. 

Eco-Crimes - Auf der Spur der Ozonkiller, by Thomas Weidenbach and Heinz Greuling © Längengrad Filmproduktion

Anette Gerlach and William Irigoyen © William Alix 

Marie Labory and Jürgen Biehle © William Alix 

Nathalie Georges and Andrea Fies 

© Stéphane Louis 

ARTE NEWS 

Daily at 7 pm 

Presented, alternately, by Annette 

Gerlach and William Irigoyen, 

or Marie Labory and Jürgen Biehle; 


Presented by Meline Freda 

or Susanna Dörhage 

ARTE News covers current events 

in Europe and the world with particular 

attention to culture. Daily news focuses 

provide in-depth coverage of a chosen 

cultural or political theme supplemented 

by interviews, guests in the studio, 

and background information. 

ARTE REPORTING 


Presented by Nathalie Georges 

and Andrea Fies 

ARTE Reporting looks at countries 

as varied as the Caucasus, Niger, 

Pakistan, and others while seeking 

to advance our understanding of 

the most pressing issues and tensions 

affecting our planet. Detailed historical 

background as well as geopolitical 

analysis expand the viewer’s knowledge 

and understanding of current events. 

METROPOLIS 

Saturday at 12 am 

Presented by Rebecca Manzoni 

and Anja Höfer 

This cultural magazine takes an original, 

critical, and sometimes a touch to 

intellectual and cultural life in Europe. 

NEW EUROPEAN 

PROGRAMMES 

THE BLOGGER 

Saturday at 2 pm 

Presented by Anthony Bellanger 

Permanently online, Anthony Bellanger 

does the rounds of websites across 

Europe uncovering the issues 

under discussion in the EU. 

Independence of the judicial system, 

freedom of the press, stagnating upward 

social mobility, and violence in schools 

are just some of the topics offered. 

The Blogger trawls the Internet 

examining the problems and various 

political solutions being applied 

across the continent. 

YOUROPE 


Presented by Andreas Korn 

Interactive and dynamic, Yourope looks 

at the mood, trends, and changes 

underway in European society. Andreas 

Korn relies on frontline reports from 

across the EU as well as neighbouring 

countries like the Ukraine and Turkey. 

Upbeat and innovative, the programme 

shows Europe’s own inventiveness 

and closeness to its citizens. 

Pain, pétrole et corruption, by Denis Poncet and Rémy Burkel © Maha Productions Anthony Bellanger © Xavier Bellanger 

Rebecca Manzoni 

© Jean-Philippe Baltel 

Andreas Korn © ZDF/Kerstin Baensch Anja Höfer © SWR/Jacqueline 

Krause-Burberg

24-25 

NEWS 

MAGAZINES 

Discovering 

European life 

ARTE’s innovative and original magazines 

focus on philosophy, the sciences, 

the environment, society, and lifestyle, 

presenting daily life in Europe in all 

its diversity. 

X:enius © AVE

Emilie Aubry ARTE F © LCP-An/Sébastien 

Rabany 

Dörthe Eickelberg and 

Pierre Girard © AVE 

Caro Matzko and Gunnar Mergner © BR/chartmann 

Raphaël Enthoven © Philippe Pavans 

GLOBALMAG 

Monday through Thursday at 7:30 pm 

Presented by Émilie Aubry 

On GLOBALmag, journalist Émilie Aubry 

uses investigative reporting, contributions 

from well informed bloggers, analysis 

of satellite photos and animations 

to diagnose the ills affl icting our planet. 

Her direct, dynamic, and interactive 

approach makes it easy for the viewer 

to see and understand environmental 

problems that are of common concern 

while addressing possible remedies. 

X:ENIUS 


Presented, alternately, by Dörthe 

Eickelberg and Pierre Girard or 

by Caro Matzko and Gunnar Mergner 

X:enius travels Europe in a minibus 

laboratory looking for answers 

to questions about anything and 

everything that may have ever occurred 

to the viewer. Presented in a playful but 

also scientifi c way, the programme sets 

out to answer such questions as: What 

are the real powers of the Moon? Where 

does the wind come from? Is there some 

way of increasing one’s chances in 

the lottery? Experts join the discussions 

and help to satisfy our curiosity. 

PHILOSOPHY 


Presented by Raphaël Enthoven 

Raphaël Enthoven and his guests embark, 

with an admirable lightness of touch, 

on a challenging search for meaning. 

KOLLISION 


ARTE has a playful look at the 

differences – large and small – 

between the French and 

the Germans. 

GIORDANO WEEKLY 


Presented by Isabelle Giordano 

Isabelle Giordano discusses current 

events with her guests in hard-hitting 

interviews that reveal their core 

convictions and deepest feelings. 

IF MAPS COULD TALK 


Author & presenter: 

Jean-Christophe Victor 

If Maps Could Talk provides 

geopolitical analysis of confl ict situations 

and international issues like climate 

change refugees, the fall of Berlin Wall, 

the institutional crisis in Belgium, 

and the rebellions in Iran. 

Jean-Christophe Victor © Philippe de Beukelaer 

ARTE JUNIOR 

Sunday at 8 am 

ARTE caters to kids who like 

to get up early at the weekend 

with series, cartoons, games, 

and science. 

ZAP AROUND THE WORLD 


Zap around the World takes a 

light-hearted look at television elsewhere 

and makes some surprising discoveries, 

from Siberia to Belgium and from 

Los Angeles to Teheran. 

Kollision © ARTE France 

Isabelle Giordano © Jean Philippe Baltel

26 - 27 

Rendez-vous franco-allemands du cinéma, November 2009 © Michel Nicolas 

ON-AIR DEPARTMENT 

The On-Air Department is actually four 

departments: Pre-Broadcast, 

Broadcasting, Broadcast Continuity, 

and Onscreen Design – sound and text. 

Together, they are responsible for all 

stages of the programming and 

broadcasting process, from technical 

conformance to advance promotion 

with international award winning trailers 

harmoniously designed to refl ect 

channel branding and identity. 

PROGRAMMING 

IN TWO LANGUAGES 

As a French/German co-operation, 

ARTE produces and broadcasts 

all programmes in both languages. 

French- and German-speaking viewers 

automatically receive broadcasts 

in their own language but also have 

access to the second language 

version as well as original language 

versions with subtitles for some fi lms. 

This creates a daily challenge for the 

ARTE staff. The Subtitling/Dubbing 

Service supervises subtitling, dubbing 

and re-versioning of voice-overs and 

narration. Language Service 

provides simultaneous translation 

for studio productions, as well as 

multilanguage versions of live events 

such as opera, theatre and festivals. 

Lady Chatterley, by Pascale Ferran, ARTE F © Ad Vitam 

Taxi to the Dark Side, by Alex Gibney/ZDF © Jehad Nga/Corbis 

Knowledge is the Beginning, by Paul Smaczny © Nyika Jancsó

Awards 2007 – 2009 

Selection 

FILM / DRAMA 

2007 

Lady Chatterley 

by Pascale Ferran (ARTE France) 

César Awards for Best Film, 

Best Actress, Best Cinematography, 

Best Writing-Adaptation and Best 

Costume Design, Paris 

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 

by Cristian Mungiu (ZDF) 

Golden Palm, Cannes International 

Film Festival 

European Film Award for Best Film 

and Best Director, Berlin 

2008 

The Lives of Others 

by Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck 

(ARTE/BR) 

César Award for Best Foreign Film, Paris 

Award in Gold for Best German Film, 

Berlin (2006) 

Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, 

Los Angeles (2007) 

Cloud 9 

by Andreas Dresen (RBB) 

Bavarian Film Award for Best 

Actress (Ursula Werner) 

and Best Cinematography 

(Michael Hammon), Munich 

2009 

Antichrist 

by Lars von Trier (ZDF/ARTE France) 

Award for Best Actress (Charlotte 

Gainsbourg), Cannes International 

Film Festival 

Skirt Day 

by Jean-Paul Lilienfeld (ARTE France) 

Golden Nymph Award for Best Actress 

in Television Films (Isabelle Adjani), 

Monte-Carlo TV Festival 

DOCUMENTARY 

2008 

Taxi to the Dark Side 

by Alex Gibney (ARTE/ZDF) 

Oscar for Best Documentary, 

Los Angeles 

Charlotte Gainsbourg at the Cannes International Film Festival 

© Hans Heinz/colourpress 

Pool of Princesses 

by Bettina Blümner (RBB) 

German Television Award 

for Best Documentary, Berlin 

2009 

Waltz with Bashir 

by Ari Folman (ARTE France) 

Golden Globe Award for Best 

Foreign Language Film, Hollywood 

César Award for Best Foreign Film, Paris 

BIFA (British Independent Film Award) 

for Best Foreign Independent Film, 

London (2008) 

Ophir Award (Israeli Film Academy) 

for Best Film and Best Director, Tel Aviv 

(2008) 

PERFORMING ARTS 

2007 

Knowledge is the Beginning 

by Paul Smaczny (ZDF/ARTE) 

Best Arts Documentary, Banff World 

Television Festival, Canada 

FIPA d’Or Grand Prize (Performing 

Arts), Biarritz 

Emmy Award for Arts Programming, 

New York (2006) 

2008 

Patti Smith: Dream of Life 

by Steven Sebring (ARTE France) 

Cinematography Award, Sundance 

Film Festival, State of Utah, USA

More than 

Television

ARTE goes well beyond the confi nes of the small screen. As a publisher of 

books and DVDs, producer of web documentaries and organiser of cultural 

events, the channel makes a lively contribution to public debate, scouts 

new talent, and fosters artistic creativity in all its forms. 

Always true to its cultural and European mission, ARTE diversifi es while keeping 

its own identity. Off screen, it complements and enhances its programming 

with quality products, responding to the ever-increasing increasing curiosity 

of viewers who are at the same time Internet users, readers, museum and 

theatre goers. 

Open Air Kino in Dresden, 2009 © ARTE Deutschland

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WWW.ARTE.TV 

Videos online 

Catch up with ARTE programmes or see 

them again. Find out more about exclusive 

videos and bonus offers and all at your 

own convenience at www.arte.tv. ARTE 

gives you the television you want, when you 

want it. Given increased viewer demand, 

ARTE is upgrading its website and will 

launch a new video portal in 2010, with 

new content and many more features.

VIDEOS ON WWW.ARTE.TV 

Offering viewers both a library and the 

chance to catch up on what they’ve 

missed, the video portal at www.arte.tv 

hosts content produced by or for ARTE, 

along with bonus features, live 

performances and trailers. 

The portal is a one-stop video shop 

offering easy online access to ARTE. 

It offers viewers a chance to indulge 

their varied interests and experiences – 

from sculpture to movies, science to 

European history, and the environment to 

youth programmes. 

MISSED A PROGRAMME? 

www.arte.tv streams many 

programmes free, enabling you to 

watch them when and where you want. 

In addition, the ARTE VoD service 

offers over 2.000 programmes for 

download in French or German on 

www.artevod.com, as well as on 

iTunes. A DVD on Demand service 

is also available. 

ARTE LIVE WEB: 

LIVE PERFORMING ARTS 

Music from all over the world, 

theatre, opera, pop, rock and dance, 

with some 400 free videos online, 

www.arteliveweb.com showcases 

up-and-coming talents and top-ranked 

artists performing live. Featuring ARTE 

co-productions, exclusive content, 

and recordings supplied by partner 

broadcasters, ARTE Live Web provides 

Internet viewers with a space for 

discovery and contact with other users.

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WWW.ARTE.TV 

Innovative 

web formats 

ARTE is a force for change and innovation 

on the web. An early Internet pioneer 

with the launch of www.arteradio.com 

in 2002, ARTE continues to be a proactive 

player online, utilising social networks and 

introducing many new experimental features.

A BRAND NEW FORMAT: 

THE WEB DOCUMENTARY 

ARTE introduces new ways to tell a 

story. In 2008, the resounding success 

of Gaza / Sderot, Life in Spite of 

Everything spotlighted an entirely new 

genre: the web documentary. Live 

and interactive, the web documentary 

takes viewers into an unknown world, 

allowing them to navigate along multiple 

pathways featuring narration, interviews, 

portraits, etc. 

In 2010, ARTE will continue this 

adventure with further experiments 

in the new genre like Africa: 50 Years 

of Independence (Afrique: 50 ans 

d’indépendance), Prison Valley and 

Havana / Miami: Times are changing 

(Havana / Miami: les temps changent). 

ARTE RADIO 

Acknowledged as a benchmark 

for creativity with sound, 

www.arteradio.com offers over 

1.300 short - and medium-length 

features. News and special reports, 

dramas and documentaries are available 

for online listening or as podcasts. 

ARTE AND SOCIAL 

NETWORKS 

ARTE keeps a high profi le both on the 

web and on social networks such as 

Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, MySpace, 

and StudiVZ. ARTE initiates discussions 

and networking groups and keeps users, 

especially the youth audience, up 

to date on programmes and events. 

THE CREATIVE PLATFORM 

The concept of the creative platform 

is to provide an inspirational environment 

for interested users as well as a place 

for discussion and exchange of ideas 

in an editorially managed context 

where both young creative talents 

and acknowledged experts in 

their fi elds can join in producing 

audiovisual content. 

FOR INDUSTRY USERS… 

On www.artepro.com, audiovisual 

and media professionals will fi nd ARTE 

magazine, press kits and releases, 

stills from programmes, a directory 

of producers and distributors, 

an audiovisual rights catalogue 

and also details on how to 

submit projects.

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L’Apocalypse, by Jérôme Prieur and Gérard Mordillat/ARTE France © Archipel 33/François Catonné

Art, history, society, literature, philosophy, 

or social investigation… 

the range and depth of ARTE 

programming has expanded into other 

media through ARTE Editions, a joint 

label for both DVD and book publishing 

since 2008. An ambitious editorial policy 

ensures a wide variety of subjects and 

styles, providing food for thought and 

material for debate. True to the channel’s 

spirit of openness, ARTE Editions 

engages primarily in joint ventures, 

seeking proactive partnerships to bring 

works into publication and ensure 

their ongoing sales and distribution. 

In the ten years of its existence, the 

publishing arm has become a preferred 

partner in the industry, initiating original 

projects that refl ect the commitment 

and enthusiasm of ARTE, as well as 

its high standards and spirit of enquiry. 

The book catalogue now has almost a 

hundred titles, including such bestselling 

successes as the book If Maps Could 

Talk (Atlas du Dessous des cartes) series, 

based on the programme with Jean- 

Christophe Victor, a book version of The 

World According to Monsanto (Le monde 

selon Monsanto) by Marie-Monique 

Robin and the graphic novel Waltz with 

Bachir, inspired by Ari Folman’s fi rst 

animated documentary feature. 

In DVD and Blu Ray, ARTE Editions 

has won over audiences with box sets 

of The War by Ken Burns and Lynn 

Novick and Architectures by Richard 

Copans and Stan Neumann. Performing 

arts are also a strong point, with titles 

such as Louise Bourgeois, Ariane 

Mnouchkine – The Adventure of the 

Théâtre du Soleil and Peter and the Wolf, 

the musical fable by Sergei Prokofi ev. 

All ARTE publications are available 

at www.arteboutique.com. 

Europas Erbe - Die großen Dramatiker, 

by Matthias Schmidt/ZDF © MME/Stefan Schmitz

COMMUNICATION 

AND EVENTS 

36-37 

ARTE Rock in the City, October 2008 © Frédéric Maigrot

PRESS AND 

PUBLIC RELATIONS 

There is a high level of awareness in 

the media of ARTE’s exacting standards 

as a quality cultural network open 

to the world, and so the channel’s 

programming and top features attract 

extensive press coverage in France, 

Germany and throughout Europe. The 

full range of TV magazine programmes, 

daily press, radio and new media 

thus represent a major public relations 

vehicle for ARTE, to which the channel 

attaches enormous importance. The 

press offi ces in Paris, Strasbourg and 

Baden Baden co-ordinate ARTE’s public 

relations efforts, organising numerous 

initiatives across Europe that provide 

an opportunity for liaison and exchange 

of ideas with journalists and industry 

professionals. 

ARTE stand, Frankfurt Book Fair © ARTE Deutschland 

TRADE FAIRS 

AND FESTIVALS 

A much sought after producer, ARTE 

maintains a high profi le at all the 

important festivals in Germany, France 

and other European countries. Meetings 

are held with journalists and fi lm-makers 

at the Berlin and Cannes Film Festivals, 

two major cinematic events, but ARTE’s 

efforts do not stop there. 

The channel also participates in the most 

important television trade fairs such as 

FIPA, MIPTV, MIPCOM, MIDEM and 

Media Forum NRW and ARTE is present 

and highly regarded at the Paris, 

Frankfurt and Leipzig book fairs. 

PROMOTION 

AND MARKETING 

ARTE supports its special programming 

and fl agship titles – especially new 

programmes and live coverage 

of the Cannes and Berlin fi lm festivals 

– with energetic and original publicity. 

The channel’s marketing teams 

in France and Germany design and 

run major promotional campaigns 

in print media and on the radio. 

CULTURAL INITIATIVES 

ARTE plays an active role in the cultural 

life of France, Germany and Europe 

as a whole, providing creative space 

for artists and encouraging contact 

with the public. ARTE France has set 

up a special commission for its cultural 

initiatives, which has led to numerous 

events in France and Europe, 

in particular the Temps d’images 

Festival of the performing and moving 

image arts. In Germany, ARTE 

Deutschland co-operates with several 

major cultural institutions, including the 

“Houses of Literature” (Literaturhäuser), 

and Franco-German events such as 

the Perspectives theatre festival.

The channel 

Digital Master Control, ARTE GEIE © Frédéric Maigrot

Shooting © Benoit Linder/French Co 

ARTE is a European cultural public service channel. Subdivided into three main 

companies: ARTE France, ARTE Deutschland, and ARTE GEIE, the group 

employs staff from France, Germany and other European countries. 

In both France and Germany, 95% of funding for the channel comes from 

the direct tax on home television sets. The network is not allowed to show 

advertising, but may seek additional revenue from other sources, in particular, 

corporate patronage. 

With its Europe-wide reach, ARTE has also developed a range of successful 

partnerships for co-production and exchange of programmes with the major 

European public service broadcasters. 

Shooting © Benoit Linder/French Co 

Shooting © Michel Nicolas

Structure 

The ARTE 

Group 

Headquarters of ARTE GEIE in Strasbourg © Frédéric Maigrot/ARTE 

GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

Chairman: Prof. Markus Schächter 

Vice Chairman: Rémy Pflimlin 

Members: representatives of ARTE France and ARTE Deutschland, European associated partners 

ARTE FRANCE 

FRENCH MEMBER 

President: 

Jérôme Clément 

Until 22 March 2011 


From 23 March 2011 

Chief Executive Officer: 

Jean Rozat 

Deputy Chief Executive 

Officer: 

Fabrice Rebois 

Shareholders: France 

Télévisions 45%, State 25%, 

Radio France 15%, INA 15% 

Chairman: 


Members: 

Representatives of ARTE GEIE, ARTE France, 

ARTE Deutschland, European partners 

Partnership Agreements 

RTBF, ORF, 

TVP 

ARTE GEIE 

MANAGEMENT BOARD 

EUROPEAN GROUPING 

President: 


Vice President: 


Programme Director: 


Administrative Director: 

Victor Rocaries 

EUROPEAN PARTNERS 

Cooperation Agreements 

SRG SSR idée suisse, 

YLE, ERT 

ARTE DEUTSCHLAND 

GERMAN MEMBER 

Managing Directors: 

Dr. Klaus Wenger 

Heiko Holefleisch 

Associates: 

ARD 50%, ZDF 50% 

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE PROGRAMME ADVISORY COMMITTEE 

Chairman: 

Jean-Etienne Cohen-Séat 

Vice Chairman: 

Dr. h. c. mult. 

Hans Zehetmair 

Co-production 

Agreements 

BBC, SVT

ARTE 

GEIE 

Christoph Hauser © Frédéric Maigrot Véronique Cayla © Frédéric Maigrot/ARTE 

Gottfried Langenstein © ZDF / Carmen Sauerbrei 

Victor Rocaries © Stéphanie Gagel 

THE MANAGEMENT BOARD 

Chairperson: Véronique Cayla - Vice Chairman: Dr. Gottfried Langenstein 

Programme Director: Dr. Christoph Hauser - Administrative Director: Victor Rocaries 

PRESIDENCY 

Chairperson: 


Vice Chairman: 


Press and PR: 

Claude-Anne Savin 

Coordination and 

Controlling: 

Carmen Lebold 

Presidents’ Private Office: 

Marysabelle Cote 

PROGRAMMES 

Programme Director: 


Deputy Programme 

Director, Head 

of Programme Planning and 

Media Research: 

Emmanuel Suard 

Broadcasting and 

Programme Promotion: 

Henri L’Hostis 

Art Director: 

Ulli Krieg 

New Media: 

Florian Hager 

Production: 

Peter Felger 

Documentaries: 

Annie Bataillard 

Documentaries 

and Magazines: 

Kornelia Theune 

Film and Drama: 

Prof. Dr. Andreas 

Schreitmüller 

Live and Performing Arts: 

Jean Wittersheim 

News: 

Pascal Guimier 

Programme Development 

and Events: 

Olaf Grunert 

ADMINISTRATION 

Administrative Director: 

Victor Rocaries 

Deputy Administrative 

Director: 

Dr. Axel Bussek 

Technical Services: 

Thomas Palm 

Finance: 

Laurent Ehresmann 

Legal Services: 

Jean-Louis Haineaux 

Human Resources: 

Fabian Leistikow 

Language Services: 

Elisabeth Krone 

Marketing and Sponsorship: 

Paulus G. Wunsch

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HUMAN 

RESOURCES 

ARTE GEIE 

Headquarters of ARTE GEIE in Strasbourg © Frédéric Maigrot/ARTE 

A workforce of 430 French and German employees ensures 

the smooth operation of ARTE GEIE, which also relies on the 

efforts of freelance and independent journalists and occasional 

performers, as well as various contractors for miscellaneous 

services. The average staff age is forty-two, with around nine 

years of service. In an enterprise with dual nationality like ARTE, 

the need to establish a common corporate culture and identity 

that all staff can identify with is a major challenge faced daily, 

in all of its activities. Good communication between, and 

co-ordination of, the channel’s three operational centres are 

critical elements in this process. An internal forum and a staff 

exchange programme enable everyone involved to experience 

the varied skills and know-how that go into making the channel 

successful while also providing a space for inter-personnel 

dialogue within the company.

BUDGET 

ARTE GEIE is a fi nancially independent, 

self-governing entity. In addition 

to management controls exercised 

by two controllers from ARTE France 

and ARTE Deutschland appointed 

by the General Assembly – currently 

Fabrice Rebois and Dr. Klaus Wenger – 

and the fi nancial controls provided by 

the auditors, an external control function 

has been created to check on the 

implementation of resolutions adopted 

by the General Assembly, compliance 

with current legislative requirements, 

and the effective use of funds. 

CONSOLIDATED 2009 BUDGET 

FOR THE THREE OPERATIONAL 

CENTRES (IN MILLIONS OF EUROS) 

Digital Master Control, ARTE GEIE © Frédéric Maigrot/ARTE 

Programmes 251.08 

Documentaries 71.33 

Drama 38.44 

Film 36.94 

Magazines 31.96 

Live and Performing Arts 20.64 

2nd language version 16.53 

News 13.90 

Theme Evenings 10.98 

Royalty Payments 7.83 

Programme Trailers 2.51 

Human Resources 54.74 

Broadcasting 47.69 

Operating Costs 33.02 

Communication 10.00 

Multimedia 4.64 

Total 401.17 

BUDGET DISTRIBUTION 

Programmes 63% 

Human Resources 14% 

Broadcasting 12% 

Operating Costs 8% 

Communication 2% 

Multimedia 1% 

PROGRAMME 

BUDGET DISTRIBUTION 

Documentaries 28% 

Drama 15% 

Film 15% 

Magazines 13% 

Live and Performing Arts 8% 

2nd language version 7% 

News 6% 

Theme Evenings 4% 

Royalty Payments 3% 

Programme Trailers 1%

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THE GENERAL 

ASSEMBLY 

The General Assembly, which meets 

at least four times a year, makes 

fundamental decisions of strategic 

importance to the channel, approves 

the Business Plan and not only appoints 

members but also top managerial staff 

to ARTE GEIE. The twelve delegates 

– six German and six French – represent 

the two members of the ARTE Group. 

The associate partners, RTBF, ORF 

and TVP have an advisory role. 

Headquarters of ARTE GEIE in Strasbourg © Patrick Bogner

The General 

Assembly 

Rémy Pfl imlin © Frédéric Maigrot Markus Schächter © ZDF/Carmen Sauerbrei 

REPRESENTATIVES OF ARTE FRANCE 

Rémy Pflimlin 

President of France Télévisions, Vice Chairman 

of the General Assembly of ARTE 

Laurence Franceschini 

Director of the Media and Cultural Industries 

Direction (DGMIC), Ministry of Culture 

and Communication 

Alexis Kohler 

Director of the Government Shareholding 

Agency, Ministry of Economy, 

Industry and Employment 

Nicolas Seydoux 

Chairman of the Supervisory Board 

of Gaumont Productions 

Jean Rozat 

Chief Executive Officer and Director of Strategy 

of ARTE France 

N.N. 

RTBF: 

Jean-Paul Philippot 

General Manager 

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 

Chairman: Prof. Markus Schächter 

Vice-Chairman: Rémy Pflimlin 

REPRESENTATIVES OF ARTE DEUTSCHLAND 

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY 

TVP: 

Wlodzimierz Lawniczak 

President 

Prof. Markus Schächter 

President of ZDF 

Vice Chairman of the General Assembly 

of ARTE Deutschland 

President of the General Assembly of ARTE 

Peter Boudgoust 

President of SWR 

President of ARD 

Chairman of the General Assembly 

of ARTE Deutschland 

Fritz Raff 

President of SR 

Prof. Dr. Carl-Eugen Eberle 

Head of Legal Services at ZDF 

Dr. Frank D. Freiling 

Director of International Affairs at ZDF 

N.N. 

ORF: 

Dr. Alexander Wrabetz 

Chief Executive Officer

PROGRAMME 

COMMITTEE 

48-49 

The Programme Committee sets 

the channel’s editorial policy and drafts 

the programme agenda for submission 

to the General Assembly. 

The Assembly convenes once a month 

in the Strasbourg headquarters, studies 

members’ and headquarters’ proposals 

and decides which of these programmes 

will be screened on ARTE. 

The Programme Committee is chaired 

by the Programme Director and 

includes three further representatives 

from the headquarters in Strasbourg, 

two representatives each from the 

French and German members and, 

in an advisory capacity, a representative 

from each associate partner. 

Chairman: Dr. Christoph Hauser 

Meeting of the Programme Committee © Frédéric Maigrot/ARTE 

REPRESENTATIVES 

OF ARTE GEIE 


Programme Director, Member 

of the Management Board 

Emmanuel Suard 

Deputy Programme Director 

Head of Programme Planning 

and Media Research 

Pascal Guimier 

Head of News 

Olaf Grunert 

Head of Development 

and Events Department 


OF ARTE FRANCE 

Pierre Chevalier 

Project Management Director 

Alain Wieder 

Deputy Project Management Director 


OF ARTE DEUTSCHLAND 

Dr. Klaus Wenger 

Managing Director 

ARTE-ARD Co-ordinator 

Heiko Holefl eisch 

Managing Director 

ARTE-ZDF Co-ordinator 

EUROPEAN PARTNERS 

IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY 

ERT: Irene Gavala 

ORF: Petra Gruber 

RTBF: Carine Bratzlavsky 

SRG SSR idée suisse: Alberto Chollet 

TVP: N.N. 

YLE: N.N.

PROGRAMME 

ADVISORY 

COMMITTEE 

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 partners participate 

in an advisory capacity. 

Chairman: Jean-Etienne Cohen-Séat 

Vice-Chairman: Dr. h. c. mult. Hans Zehetmair 

Meeting of the Programme Committee 

© Frédéric Maigrot/ARTE 

MEMBERS (FRANCE) 

Françoise Benhamou 

Economist and Professor at the 

University of Paris I 

Jean-Etienne Cohen-Séat 

Publisher 

Consultant of Chief Executive Offi cer, 

Hachette Livres 

Bernard Faivre d’Arcier 

Former senior civil servant 

in the Ministry of Culture 

Dan Franck 

Writer and scriptwriter 

Hind Meddeb 

Film maker and journalist 

Jean-Michel Meurice 

Painter and fi lm-maker 

Hélène Waysbord 

Honorary General Inspector 

for the Ministry of Education 

Expert on literature 

Patrick Weil 

Historian and political expert 

MEMBERS (GERMANY) 

Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. Wolfgang Jäger 

Member of the ZDF Broadcasting 

Council 

Principal (retired), University of Freiburg 

Prof. Dr. Werner Lohmann 

Member of the WDR Broadcasting 

Council, Principal (retired), 

Musikhochschule Köln 

Thomas Mann 

Member of the HR Broadcasting 

Council 

Member of the European Parliament 

Wolfgang Marr 

Member of the MDR, Broadcasting 

Council, Journalist 

Prof. Michael Schmid-Ospach 


Council 

Journalist 

Dr. Wolfgang Stöckel 

Member of the BR Broadcasting Council 

Journalist 

Andrea Urban 


Council 

Director, Youth Protection Offi ce 

of Lower Saxony 

Dr.h.c. Hans Zehetmair 


Council 

Former Bavarian Minister of State and 

Chairman of the Hanns Seidel 

Foundation 

ASSOCIATE PARTNERS 

IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY 

ORF: Dr. Peter Pawlowsky 

RTBF: Carine Bratzlavsky 

TVP: N.N. 

Meeting of the Programme Advisory Committee © Frédéric Maigrot/ARTE

Arte 

France 

Headquarters of ARTE France in Issy-les-Moulineaux (Paris) © ARTE 

Chairman: Bernard-Henri Lévy, writer and philosopher 

Vice Chairman: Nicolas Seydoux, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Gaumont 

Chairperson: 

Jérôme Clément 

Until 22 March 2011 

véronique Cayla 

From 23 March 2011 

Deputy Director of Strategy: 

agnès Lanoë 

Communication: 

marie-danièle Boussières 

Cultural Development: 

angélique Oussédik 

Internet: 

Joël Ronez 

International Relations: 

andré de margerie 

Programme Distribution: 

marie-Laure Lesage 

Quality Control: 

Jean-Pierre Leoni 

Institutional Relations: 

Clémence Weber 

aRtE FRaNCE CiNÉma 

Chairperson: Jérôme Clément Until 22 March 2011 

véronique Cayla From 23 March 2011 

Deputy Chief Executive Officer: michel Reilhac 

SuPERviSORy BOaRd 

ExECutivE BOaRd 

Chief Executive Officer 

Director of Strategy: 

Jean Rozat 

Project Director: 

Pierre Chevalier 

Deputy Project Director: 

alain Wieder 

PROGRammE dEPaRtmENtS 

Culture and performing arts: 

Gabrielle Babin 

Current affairs, society 

and geopolitics: 

alex Szalat 

Discovery and knowledge: 

Hélène Coldefy 

Documentaries: 

Pierrette Ominetti 

Drama: 

François Sauvagnargues 

Film: michel Reilhac 

Research Unit: 

Claire doutriaux, Paul Ouazan 

SuBSidiaRiES OF aRtE FRaNCE 

Deputy Chief 

Executive Officer 

Director of Administration: 

Fabrice Rebois 

Finance: 

Éric Garcin 

Human Resources: 

Pascale Baron-Galampoix 

IT Services: 

Robert Eusèbe 

Legal Services: 

Pascale Ottavi 

Logistics: 

Christophe Fouquières 

Production: 

Fabrice Blancho 

aRtE FRaNCE dEvELOPmENt 

Chairperson: Jérôme Clément Until 22 March 2011 

véronique Cayla From 23 March 2011 

Chief Executive Officer: marie-Laure Lesage

54-55 

EUROPEAN PARTNERS ARTE GEIE has entered into a number 

of agreements with other European 

public service broadcasters. This 

demonstrates ARTE’s commitment 

to produce and broadcast 

programmes that bring Europe’s 

creativity and diversity to the fore. 

© European Commission

PARTNERSHIP 

AGREEMENTS 

Partnership Agreements commit 

ARTE and its associate members to 

a substantial number of co-productions 

as well as programme exchanges. 

Associate members participate in ARTE’s 

decision-making and advisory bodies, 

in a consultant capacity. Agreements 

have been entered into with: 

RTBF 

Belgium, February 1993 

Radio Télévision Belge 

de la Communauté Française 

Since September 2006, RTBF has 

its own window in the ARTE programme 

in Belgium with ARTE Belgique. 

www.rtbf.be 

www.arte-belgique.be 

TVP 

Poland, January 2001 

Telewizja Polska 

www.tvp.pl 

ORF 

Austria, March 2001 

Österreichischer Rundfunk 

www.orf.at 

CO-OPERATION 

AGREEMENTS 

Under Co-operation Agreements, 

partner channels and ARTE strive 

to develop a large number of 

co-productions spanning all audiovisual 

genres. Partner channels take part 

in Programme Committee meetings 

in an advisory capacity. Agreements 

have been signed with: 

SRG SSR idée suisse 

Switzerland, July 1995 

Schweizerische Radio- 

und Fernsehgesellschaft / 

Società svizzera di radiotelevisione/Societad 

svizra 

da radio e televisiun 

www.srg-ssr-idee-suisse.ch 

YLE 

Finland, February 1999 

Yleisradio Oy 

www.yle.fi 

ERT 

Greece, April 2009 

Ellinikí Radiofonía Tileórasi 

www.ert.gr 

CO-PRODUCTION 

AGREEMENTS 

In addition, ARTE GEIE, together 

with ARTE France and ARTE 

Deutschland (ARD and ZDF), 

have signed Co-production 

Agreements with: 

BBC 

United Kingdom, October 2001 

British Broadcasting Corporation 

www.bbc.co.uk 

SVT 

Sweden, June 2002 

Sveriges Television 

www.svt.se 

ARTE WORLDWIDE 

ARTE France has established various 

forms of partnership that increase 

the channel’s visibility worldwide, 

in particular in Central Europe, 

the Balkans and the Caucasus, 

as well as Africa and South America 

with programme supply, programming 

slots, screenwriting workshops, etc. 

European Institutions © Photo Parlement Européen

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TRANSMISSION AND 

RECEPTION 

Shooting © Frédéric Maigrot

HDTV 

Since 2007, ARTE has broadcast 

programmes in HD via ADSL, cable, 

the ASTRA satellite, and on Digital 

Terrestrial Television (DTTV). 

The number of HD productions 

is growing constantly and all ARTE 

programmes are being converted 

to a technical quality that is ideally 

suited to fl at widescreen televisions. 

BRINGING ARTE 

TO EVERY SCREEN 

TV via ADSL 

ARTE features in several triple play 

packages (Internet / telephone / TV) 

offered by ADSL providers. 

Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV 

The idea of HBB-TV is to merge 

broadcast audiences with Internet 

users in front of a single screen, 

enabling viewers to surf the web and 

watch TV on the same set. All ARTE’s 

programming, free-to-air and on 

demand, is available via broadband 

with excellent picture quality. 

On mobile phones and iPhones 

In Germany, the latest mobile phone 

models allow reception of ARTE 

via DTTV. In both Germany and France, 

special iPhone packages offer access 

to ARTE using 3G streaming technology. 

SAME PICTURE, 

DIFFERENT LANGUAGES 

Thanks to digital transmission, 

ARTE programmes are always 

available in stereo and in both local 

languages. French and German 

speaking viewers automatically 

receive broadcasts in their own 

language but also have access to 

the second language version as well 

as original language versions with 

subtitles for some fi lms. 

SUBTITLES FOR HEARING- 

IMPAIRED VIEWERS AND 

AUDIO DESCRIPTION 

Every year ARTE broadcasts 

about thirty cinema titles 

and television dramas with 

Audio Description on the second 

channel via DTTV, satellite and 

over-the-air. The AD feature, 

available in both French 

and German, makes visual 

and narrative content accessible 

to the blind and visually impaired. 

The channel is also increasingly 

offering programmes for the hard 

of hearing: up to 50% of its broadcasts 

can be accessed in a subtitled 

version via teletext, or by using 

the “subtitles” function on TNT, 

satellite, ADSL and cable 

decoders. 

Cutting room © Frédéric Maigrot 

Shooting © Nicolas Michel

58-59 

New transmission technologies are constantly 

expanding the number of viewers in Europe 

who can receive ARTE programmes. In 2009, 

the total reach of the channel was 190 million 

viewers in 80 million households. 

IN FRANCE 

AND GERMANY 

ARTE can be watched by about 

95% of the population in the two 

countries. 

In France 5.3 million households 

have a satellite dish, 2.9 million 

are cable subscribers, 7.4 million 

receive DTTV and 3.6 million 

are still using the analogue 

terrestrial network, on which 

ARTE is broadcast from 7 pm 

daily. Nearly all of France and 

its territories now receive DTTV 

and the transition from analogue 

will be complete by the end 

of 2011. Almost 3 million 

households are ADSL subscribers. 

In Germany 15.8 million 

households are cable 

subscribers and 14.7 million 

have a satellite dish. 3.6 million 

households have access 

to DTTV. 300.000 households 

are ADSL subscribers. 

IN EUROPE 

AND WORLD WIDE 

As a European cultural network, 

ARTE is relayed by numerous cable 

networks and satellite services 

Europe-wide and overseas: 

• In Belgium 98% of households 

receive ARTE (total 4 million 

households). 

• In Switzerland ARTE is broadcast 

(in French and German) on all 

cable networks – a total of 3 

million households. 

• In the Netherlands ARTE 

is available to 3 million cable 

households. 

• In Spain ARTE is accessible 

via cable networks. A selection 

of ARTE programmes is also 

shown by the state owned 

national network La 2. 

• In Austria 85% of cable networks 

relay ARTE programmes to 1 

million households. ARTE is also 

received by 1.5 million households 

with satellite dishes. 

• In Finland 1 million households 

receive ARTE via satellite. 

The signal is also carried 

by numerous cable networks. 

SATELLITE COVERAGE 

Atlantic Bird 3 Secam (60 cm) 

ASTRA 1 (60 cm) 

Hot Bird digital (180 cm) 

• In Poland 440.000 households receive 

ARTE via satellite. 

• In Luxembourg 90% of households 

can receive ARTE. 

• Via satellite, ARTE is watched 

by an extensive viewership all over 

Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 

Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Portugal, 

Hungary, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Albania, 

Bosnia-Herzegovina), as well 

as around the Mediterranean rim. 

• In Africa ARTE is broadcast 

via satellite, cable, BRS and ADSL 

in twenty French-speaking countries 

as part of the digital service 

CANALSATELLITE HORIZONS.

Position 

Frequency (MHz) 

On-screen 

Subtitles 

Teletext 

Encoded 

Subtitles 

Broadcasting 

Times (MEZ) 

Programme 

Package 

5° West 19. 2° East 13° East 

19.2° East 5° West 

19.2° East 

19.2° East 

12606 V 10994 H 11623 V 11568 V 11590 V 

10744 H 

11362 H 

Data Format 27 500ksymb/s 

FEC 3/4 

Audio 

Subcarriers (MHz) 

Language 

Version 

ATLANTIC 

BIRD 3 

5.80 (J17) 

F G F F 

F 

G G 

F + A G + F F + G F + G F + G 

G + F G + F 

F (p. 888) 

A (p. 150) 

7.02-7.20 

(Panda) 

7.38-7.56 (Panda) 

7.74-7.92 (Panda) 

G (p. 150) 

F (p. 151) 

ServPID 10703 

VidPID 223 

AudPID_fr 233 

AudPID_all 243 

5.80 F 7.02-7.20 G 

F 

7.38-7.56 Dualtone 

7.74-7.92 F/OV 

G / OV 

BROADCASTING VIA SATELLITE 

Standard SECAM 

PAL - PALplus DVB DVB DVB 

DVB MPEG 4 HD 

G: German • F: French • OV: Original Version 

ASTRA 1 HOT 

ASTRA 1 

ATLANTIC 

ASTRA 1 ASTRA 1 

BIRD 

BIRD 3 

F (p. 888) 

G (p. 150) 

7 pm - 3 pm 24h/day 24h/day 

24h/day 24h/day 24h/day 24h/day 

6 Mbit/s MBR 

22 000 ksymb/s 

FEC 5/6 

ServPID 9019 

VidPID 167 

AudPID_fr 136 


F 

G / OV 

F (p. 888) 

G (p. 150) 

CANALSATELLITE 


FEC 2/3 

ServPID 261 

VidPID 520 

AudPID_fr 530 


F 

G / OV 

F DVBA 

G DVB 

TNT 


FEC 5/6 

ServPID 28724 

VidPID 401 


AudPID_fr 403 

F 

G / OV 

G (p. 150) 

F (p. 151) 

ARD-Digital 

(Start 19.3.2008) 


FEC 2/3 

8PSK (DVB-S2) 

ServPID 11120 

VidPID 6210 


AudPID_fr 6222 

F 

G / OV 

G (p. 150) 

F (p. 151) 

HD-Sat 

(Start 1.7.2008)

Chronology 

THE CHANNEL 

LEADING 

ARTE 

EUROPEAN 

PARTNERS 

DESIGN AND 

ADVERTISING 

60-61 

2 OCTOBER 1990 

Signature by France and Germany 

of an interstate treaty establishing 

the foundation of a European 

cultural channel. 

JANUARY 1989 

Jérôme Clément is appointed 

President of La Sept. 

MARCH 1991 

Wolfgang Bernhard and Gerd Opitz 

are appointed Managing Directors 

of ARTE Deutschland TV GmbH. 

FEBRUARY 1993 

RTBF, Belgium’s French-language 

public service broadcaster, 

becomes an associate member. 

SEPTEMBER 1992 

First campaign “Laissez-vous 

déranger par ARTE” (Let ARTE 

challenge you!) (Audour, Soum, 

Larue). 

30 APRIL 1991 

The birth of the European Cultural 

Channel ARTE, a European 

Economic Interest Grouping (GEIE) 

formed by La Sept and ARTE 

Deutschland TV GmbH. 

APRIL 1991 

Dr. Willibald Hilf and Daniel Toscan du 

Plantier are appointed Chairman and 

Vice Chairman of ARTE’s General 

Assembly. Jérôme Clément and 

Dietrich Schwarzkopf are appointed 

Chairman and Vice Chairman of the 

Management Board. 

JULY 1995 

Co-operation Agreement 

with SSR, Swiss public service 

broadcaster. 

MAY 1994 

“Ma télé a du talent!” (Television 

with talent!) (Audour, Soum, Larue) 

JANUARY 1995 

New channel design and graphics: 

(Lambie-Naim & Company). 

The logo is much clearer 

and has a warm orange colour. 


La Sept Cinéma established 

as a fi lm producing subsidiary 

of La Sept. 

30 MAY 1992 

ARTE fi rst broadcast in France 

and Germany via satellite 

(TDF 1-2 and DFS1-Kopernikus) 

and on cable from 5 pm. 

JULY 1995 

Dr. Klaus Wenger is appointed 

Managing Director of ARTE 

Deutschland and ARD Co-ordinator. 

JANUARY 1999 

Prof. Jobst Plog is appointed 

fi rst German President of ARTE. 


“ARTE, sehen Sie selbst!” (ARTE 

– see for yourself!) (Castenow + 

Partner).

28 SEPTEMBER 1992 

Broadcasting on the fi fth 

French terrestrial network 

(Telecom 2B satellite). 72% 

of French households able to 

receive the channel. 

MAY 1994 

ARTE Editions established 

by La Sept ARTE. 

DECEMBER 1996 

Co-operation Agreement 

with TVP, Polish public service 

broadcaster. 


“ARTE - Was für ein Angebot!” 

(Look what ARTE has to offer!) 

(Michael Conrad & Leo Burnett) 

DECEMBER 1994 

Broadcasting via 

the ASTRA 1D satellite. 

OCTOBER 1996 

ARTE on the Internet at 

www.arte-tv.com. In 2006, 

ARTE updates its website 

www.arte.tv. 

MARCH 2001 

Jérôme Clément is re-appointed 

President of ARTE France 

for another fi ve years. Jean Rozat 

is appointed Chief Executive 

Offi cer of ARTE France. 

JANUARY 1998 

Co-operation Agreement with ORF, 

Austrian public service broadcaster. 

FEBRUARY 1999 

Co-operation Agreement with YLE, 

Finnish public service broadcaster. 

JANUARY 2000 

“ARTE et fi ère de l’être !” (ARTE is 

proud to be ARTE!) (Audour, Soum, 

Larue) 

MARCH 2000 

“ARTE erleben” (Experience the ARTE 

adventure!) (McCann-Erickson). 

OCTOBER 2001 

Heiko Holefl eisch is appointed 

Managing Director of ARTE 

Deutschland TV GmbH 

and ARTE’s Co-ordinator 

at ZDF. 

JANUARY 2001 

TVP, Polish public service 

broadcaster, becomes an 

associate member. 

JANUARY 2001 

New design for the channel 

brand (Razorfi sh) including 

some lively “idents” linking 

the programmes. 

OCTOBER 1997 

Launch of ARTE Editions by 

ARTE Deutschland TV GmbH. 

MARCH AND OCTOBER 1998 

Broadcasting from 2 pm 

via French (TPS and 

CANALSATELLITE) 

and German (ZDF-Vision) 

digital packages. 

JANUARY 2003 

Jérôme Clément and Dr. Gottfried 

Langenstein are appointed 

President and Vice President 

of ARTE, Prof. Jobst Plog and 

Rémy Pfl imlin are appointed 

President and Vice President of the 

General Assembly. 

MARCH 2001 

ORF, Austrian public service 

broadcaster, becomes an 

associate member. 

OCTOBER 2002 

Large scale campaign in Germany 

to advertise the new analogue 

frequency on which ARTE 

is broadcast via the ASTRA 

1C satellite.

AUGUST 2000 

La Sept ARTE 

is renamed ARTE France. 

SINCE 2001 

Analogue broadcasting 

24 hours a day via ASTRA 

and from 2 pm via cable 

networks in all German states. 

OCTOBER 2001 

Co-oproduction Agreement with 

the BBC, British public service 

broadcaster. 

SINCE 2003 

Campaign “ARTE on 8” 

(McCann-Erickson) to entice 

viewers to program ARTE on 

channel 8 of their television sets. 

62-63 

OCTOBER 2003 

Inauguration of the new ARTE 

headquarters in Strasbourg, 

close to the European Institutions. 

APRIL 2005 

ARTE broadcast 24 hours 

a day in France via digital 

terrestrial television (DTTV). 

JANUARY 2005 

Dr. Christoph Hauser and 

Victor Rocaries are appointed 

ARTE’s Programme Director 

and Administrative Director. 

JUNE 2002 

Co-operation Agreement with 

SVT, Swedish public service 

broadcaster. 

JANUARY 2004 

Winds of change sweep through 

ARTE: new design (Velvet Agency), 

new slogan “vivons curieux” 

(ARTE, Be Curious!). Large-scale 

advertising campaign in France 

(Ailleurs Exactement Agency). 

MARCH 2006 

Jérôme Clément is re-elected 

President of ARTE France. 


ARTE Belgique, RTBF’s ARTE 

window in Belgium, begins 

transmission. 

JANUARY 2007 

ARTE restyles its brand idents 

in collaboration with the Swiss 

agency Déjà Vu. 

JULY 2008 

Arte broadcasts in HD 

via the Astra satellite in Germany. 

OCTOBER 2008 

ARTE broadcasts in HD 

on DTTV in France. 

JANUARY 2007 

Dr. Gottfried Langenstein is 

appointed President of the ARTE 

Management Board, Jérôme 

Clément Vice President; Véronique 

Cayla, CNC Director, is named 

President of the General Assembly 

and Prof. Jobst Plog Vice President. 

APRIL 2009 

Co-operation agreement with ERT, 

Greek public service broadcaster. 


The Munich agency LuxLotusLiner 

develops a new design, based 

on women’s and men’s faces, 

accompanied by a new sonic 

identity designed by NovaProd.

ARTE GEIE 

4, quai du Chanoine Winterer 

BP 20035 

F-67080 Strasbourg Cedex 

Tel. +33 (0)3 88 14 22 22 

Fax +33 (0)3 88 14 22 00 

ARTE Deutschland 

TV GmbH 

Postfach 10 02 13 

D-76483 Baden-Baden 

Tel. +49 (0)7221 93 69 0 

Fax +49 (0)7221 93 69 70 

ARTE France 

8, rue Marceau 

F-92785 Issy-les-Moulineaux 

Cedex 9 

Tel. +33 (0)1 55 00 77 77 

Fax +33 (0)1 55 00 77 00 www.arte.tv

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