Organisations represented at the Advisory Committee
Last updated: 10/02/2025
39 different European and international professional organisations representing the various branches of the audiovisual industries make up the Advisory Committee of the European Audiovisual Observatory. Sectors such as film production, distribution, exhibition, public and private broadcasting, on-demand services and the press are represented within this body. In addition, the European Commission and Eurimages also take part in the Advisory Committee deliberations as observers.
Rules of Procedure of the Advisory Committee
Here is the current list of our Advisory Committee Members:
Members of the Advisory Committee
ACE - Association of European Cinémathèques
Rue Ravenstein 23, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel.: +49 69 961 220 620
Fax: +49 69 961 220 339
Web: https://ace-film.eu/
ACT - Association of Commercial Television and Video on Demand Services in Europe
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel.: +32 (0)2 231 56 33
Web: www.acte.be
AEPO-ARTIS – Association of European Performers' Organisations
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 280 19 34
Fax: +32 2 230 35 07
Web: www.aepo-artis.org
BEI / EIB - European Investment Bank
2950 Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Tel.: +352 43 79 1
Fax: +352 43 77 04
Web: www.eib.org
CEPI - European Audiovisual Production Association
Rue de la Loi 155
1040 Brussels
Tel.: +32 2 231 56 33
Web: https://www.cepi-producers.eu/
CICAE - Confédération internationale des cinémas d'art et d'essai
F-75018 Paris
Tel.: +33 (0)1 56 33 13 29
Web: http://cicae.org/
CINE-REGIO - Association of Regional Film Funds in Europe
Bischoffsheimlaan 38, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Web: www.cine-regio.org
CIRCOM - European Association of Regional Television
Place de Bordeaux, 67005 Strasbourg, France
Tel.: +33 (0)3 88 56 68 09
Fax: +33 (0)3 88 56 68 44
Web: www.circom-regional.eu
CNC - Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée
Tel.: +33 (0)1 44 34 34 40
Web: www.cnc.fr
COPEAM - Permanent Conference of the Mediterranean Audiovisual Operators
Tel.: +39 06 331 739 18
Fax: +39 06 36 86 66 26
Web: www.copeam.org
EAVI - European Association for Viewers Interests
Tel.: +32 (0)2 230 30 06
Web: www.eavi.eu
ECREA - European Communication Research and Education Association
Chaussée de Waterloo 1151 
1180 Uccle
Belgium
Web: https://ecrea.eu
EFAD - European Film Agency Directors Association
1080 Brussels, Belgium
secretariat 'at' europeanfilmagencies.eu
Web: https://europeanfilmagencies.eu/
EGTA - Association of Television and Radio Sales Houses
EMR - Institute of European Media Law [partner organisation]
Tel.: +49 681 99275 17
Web: www.emr-sb.de
EPC - European Producers Club
Tel.: +33 1 44 90 06 13
Fax: +33 1 44 90 03 19
Web: www.europeanproducersclub.org
EPRA - European Platform of Regulatory Authorities
Tel.: +33 (0)3 88 41 39 63
Fax: +33 (0) 3 90 21 60 19
Web: www.epra.org
ERA EUROPE - Electronic Retailing Association
Tel.: +49 8151 55 66 480
Fax: +49 8151 55 66 479
Web: https://era-global.org
EURALVA - European Alliance of Listeners' and Viewers' Associations
Web: www.euralva.org
Eurocinema
19 Rue des Chartreux, Bte 12, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 732 58 30
Fax: +32 2 733 36 57
Web: www.eurocinema.eu
EUROISPA - European Internet Services Providers Association
Tel: +32 27 89 66 18
http://www.euroispa.org/
Europa Distribution
229 Rue Royale - 1210 Brussels, Belgium
Europa International
European VOD Coalition
40 de Meeussquare
1000 Brussels, Belgium
FERA - Federation of European Screen Directors
Tel: +32 2 551 08 94
Web: http://www.filmdirectors.eu
FIA - International Federation of Actors
FIAD - International Federation of Film Distributors' Associations
Residence Palace, building C
Rue de la Loi 155
1040 Brussels
Tel: +32 (0) 2231 1299
Web: https://www.fiad.eu/
FIAPF - International Federation of Film Producers' Assocations
FSE - Federation of Screenwriters in Europe
Tel: +44 20 3287 3366
IAMCR/IAERIC - International Association for Media and Communication Research
Web: https://iamcr.org
IFJ / FIJ - International Federation of Journalists
Tel: +32 (0)2 235 22 00
Web: https://www.ifj.org
IVF - International Video Federation
IViR - Institute for Information Law [partner organisation]
OSCE - Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
SAA - Society of Audiovisual Authors
Tel: +32 2 894 93 30
UER/EBU - European Broadcasting Union
Tel: +41 22 717 21 11
Web: http://www.ebu.ch
UNIC - International Union of Cinemas
Tel: +32 2 880 99 39
UNI-Europa/EURO-MEI - Global Union for media, entertainment and arts
WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organisation
Tel: +41 22 338 9111
Observers
Eurimages - Council of Europe
Agora Building
Allée des Droits de l'Homme,
67075 Strasbourg Cedex, France
Tel.: +33 3 88 41 26 40
Fax: +33 3 88 41 27 60
Web: www.coe.int/eurimages
European Commission – DG CONNECT
European Commission
Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT)
Avenue de Beaulieu 25, B-1160 Bruxelles
Postal address: Building BU25, B-1049 Bruxelles
Chair of the Advisory Committee
Laura Houlgatte, CEO of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC) was elected to the chair of the Observatory’s Advisory Committee during their meeting on 20th September 2024. Her term of office starts on the first of January 2025.
