ARTETV

Since beginning transmission in 1992, the Franco-German television network, Arte, has been one of Europe’s top public service broadcasters. It is unique in the world as an international joint venture, which broadcasts across two countries – bilingual, yet vastly diverse in its content.

In an era of shrinking arts budgets, with investment in creative risk taking being the first major casualty, ARTE TV stands tall within a tiny group of prestige broadcasters around the globe. As films struggle to find financial support from broadcasters ARTE, along with a select few including BBC’s Storyville, the Sundance Channel and HBO, commissions films that without their support simply would not be made.

Specialising in long form, pure documentary, along with narrative projects, ARTE films are not simply ‘made for television’ but are ambitious and sometimes groundbreaking films that offer a genuinely cinematic experience.

Curated by ARTE France commissioning editor Christoph Jörg, and presented with the support of Programmes Culturels Franco-Allemands dans les Pays Tiers, through the Alliance Française and the Goethe Institute and in association with the Australian International Documentary Conference, these films illustrate the importance of the role that ARTE places in cinematographic development and its vital role in fostering and supporting the film industry.