diff --git a/js/src/components/Event/OrganizerPicker.vue b/js/src/components/Event/OrganizerPicker.vue
index c9d8baf45..2a6368fd9 100644
--- a/js/src/components/Event/OrganizerPicker.vue
+++ b/js/src/components/Event/OrganizerPicker.vue
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 <template>
   <div class="list is-hoverable">
+    <b-input
+      :placeholder="$t('Filter by profile or group name')"
+      v-model="actorFilter"
+    />
     <b-radio-button
       v-model="selectedActor"
       :native-value="availableActor"
       class="list-item"
-      v-for="availableActor in actualAvailableActors"
-      :class="{ 'is-active': availableActor.id === selectedActor.id }"
+      v-for="availableActor in actualFilteredAvailableActors"
       :key="availableActor.id"
     >
       <div class="media">
@@ -61,6 +64,8 @@ export default class OrganizerPicker extends Vue {
 
   currentActor!: IPerson;
 
+  actorFilter = "";
+
   get selectedActor(): IActor | undefined {
     if (this.value?.id) {
       return this.value;
@@ -103,6 +108,16 @@ export default class OrganizerPicker extends Vue {
       ...this.actualMemberships.map((member) => member.parent),
     ].filter((elem) => elem);
   }
+
+  get actualFilteredAvailableActors(): IActor[] {
+    return this.actualAvailableActors.filter((actor) => {
+      return [
+        actor.preferredUsername.toLowerCase(),
+        actor.name?.toLowerCase(),
+        actor.domain?.toLowerCase(),
+      ].some((match) => match?.includes(this.actorFilter.toLowerCase()));
+    });
+  }
 }
 </script>
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
diff --git a/js/src/components/Event/OrganizerPickerWrapper.vue b/js/src/components/Event/OrganizerPickerWrapper.vue
index d142c50a2..ce763cc2e 100644
--- a/js/src/components/Event/OrganizerPickerWrapper.vue
+++ b/js/src/components/Event/OrganizerPickerWrapper.vue
@@ -52,17 +52,25 @@
         </header>
         <section class="modal-card-body">
           <div class="columns">
-            <div class="column">
+            <div class="column actor-picker">
               <organizer-picker
                 v-model="selectedActor"
                 @input="relay"
                 :restrict-moderator-level="true"
               />
             </div>
-            <div class="column">
-              <div v-if="actorMembers.length > 0">
+            <div class="column contact-picker">
+              <div v-if="isSelectedActorAGroup && actorMembers.length > 0">
                 <p>{{ $t("Add a contact") }}</p>
-                <p class="field" v-for="actor in actorMembers" :key="actor.id">
+                <b-input
+                  :placeholder="$t('Filter by name')"
+                  v-model="contactFilter"
+                />
+                <p
+                  class="field"
+                  v-for="actor in filteredActorMembers"
+                  :key="actor.id"
+                >
                   <b-checkbox v-model="actualContacts" :native-value="actor.id">
                     <div class="media">
                       <div class="media-left">
@@ -88,7 +96,7 @@
                   </b-checkbox>
                 </p>
               </div>
-              <div v-else class="content has-text-grey has-text-centered">
+              <div v-else class="content has-text-grey-dark has-text-centered">
                 <p>{{ $t("Your profile will be shown as contact.") }}</p>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -167,6 +175,8 @@ export default class OrganizerPickerWrapper extends Vue {
 
   isComponentModalActive = false;
 
+  contactFilter = "";
+
   usernameWithDomain = usernameWithDomain;
 
   @Prop({ type: Array, required: false, default: () => [] })
@@ -226,19 +236,33 @@ export default class OrganizerPickerWrapper extends Vue {
   }
 
   get actorMembers(): IActor[] {
-    if (this.selectedActor?.type === ActorType.GROUP) {
+    if (this.isSelectedActorAGroup) {
       return this.members.elements.map(({ actor }: { actor: IActor }) => actor);
     }
     return [];
   }
+
+  get filteredActorMembers(): IActor[] {
+    return this.actorMembers.filter((actor) => {
+      return [
+        actor.preferredUsername.toLowerCase(),
+        actor.name?.toLowerCase(),
+        actor.domain?.toLowerCase(),
+      ].some((match) => match?.includes(this.contactFilter.toLowerCase()));
+    });
+  }
+
+  get isSelectedActorAGroup(): boolean {
+    return this.selectedActor?.type === ActorType.GROUP;
+  }
 }
 </script>
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
-.group-picker {
-  .block,
-  .no-group,
-  .inline {
-    cursor: pointer;
+.modal-card-body .columns .column {
+  &.actor-picker,
+  &.contact-picker {
+    overflow-y: auto;
+    max-height: 400px;
   }
 }
 </style>
diff --git a/js/src/components/Group/GroupPicker.vue b/js/src/components/Group/GroupPicker.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 583b49671..000000000
--- a/js/src/components/Group/GroupPicker.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,105 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div class="modal-card">
-    <header class="modal-card-head">
-      <p class="modal-card-title">{{ $t("Pick a group") }}</p>
-    </header>
-    <section class="modal-card-body">
-      <div class="list is-hoverable">
-        <a
-          class="list-item"
-          v-for="groupMembership in actualMemberships"
-          :class="{
-            'is-active': groupMembership.parent.id === currentGroup.id,
-          }"
-          @click="changeCurrentGroup(groupMembership.parent)"
-          :key="groupMembership.id"
-        >
-          <div class="media">
-            <img
-              class="media-left image is-48x48"
-              v-if="groupMembership.parent.avatar"
-              :src="groupMembership.parent.avatar.url"
-              alt=""
-            />
-            <b-icon
-              class="media-left"
-              v-else
-              size="is-large"
-              icon="account-circle"
-            />
-            <div class="media-content">
-              <h3>@{{ groupMembership.parent.name }}</h3>
-              <small>{{
-                `@${groupMembership.parent.preferredUsername}`
-              }}</small>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-        </a>
-        <a
-          class="list-item"
-          @click="changeCurrentGroup(new Group())"
-          v-if="currentGroup.id"
-        >
-          <h3>{{ $t("Unset group") }}</h3>
-        </a>
-      </div>
-    </section>
-    <slot name="footer" />
-  </div>
-</template>
-<script lang="ts">
-import { Component, Prop, Vue } from "vue-property-decorator";
-import { IGroup, IPerson, Group } from "@/types/actor";
-import { PERSON_MEMBERSHIPS } from "@/graphql/actor";
-import { Paginate } from "@/types/paginate";
-import { IMember } from "@/types/actor/member.model";
-import { MemberRole } from "@/types/enums";
-
-@Component({
-  apollo: {
-    groupMemberships: {
-      query: PERSON_MEMBERSHIPS,
-      variables() {
-        return {
-          id: this.identity.id,
-        };
-      },
-      update: (data) => data.person.memberships,
-      skip() {
-        return !this.identity.id;
-      },
-    },
-  },
-})
-export default class GroupPicker extends Vue {
-  @Prop() value!: IGroup;
-
-  @Prop() identity!: IPerson;
-
-  @Prop({ required: false, default: false }) restrictModeratorLevel!: boolean;
-
-  groupMemberships: Paginate<IMember> = { elements: [], total: 0 };
-
-  currentGroup: IGroup = this.value;
-
-  Group = Group;
-
-  changeCurrentGroup(group: IGroup): void {
-    this.currentGroup = group;
-    this.$emit("input", group);
-  }
-
-  get actualMemberships(): IMember[] {
-    if (this.restrictModeratorLevel) {
-      return this.groupMemberships.elements.filter((membership: IMember) =>
-        [
-          MemberRole.ADMINISTRATOR,
-          MemberRole.MODERATOR,
-          MemberRole.CREATOR,
-        ].includes(membership.role)
-      );
-    }
-    return this.groupMemberships.elements;
-  }
-}
-</script>
diff --git a/js/src/components/Group/GroupPickerWrapper.vue b/js/src/components/Group/GroupPickerWrapper.vue
deleted file mode 100644
index 9be9b28f9..000000000
--- a/js/src/components/Group/GroupPickerWrapper.vue
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,132 +0,0 @@
-<template>
-  <div class="group-picker">
-    <div
-      class="no-group box"
-      v-if="!currentGroup.id && groupMemberships.total > 0"
-      @click="isComponentModalActive = true"
-    >
-      <p class="is-4">{{ $t("Add a group") }}</p>
-      <p class="is-6 is-size-6 has-text-grey">
-        {{ $t("The event will show the group as organizer.") }}
-      </p>
-    </div>
-    <div
-      v-if="inline && currentGroup.id"
-      class="inline box"
-      @click="isComponentModalActive = true"
-    >
-      <div class="media">
-        <div class="media-left">
-          <figure class="image is-48x48" v-if="currentGroup.avatar">
-            <img
-              class="image is-rounded"
-              :src="currentGroup.avatar.url"
-              :alt="currentGroup.avatar.alt"
-            />
-          </figure>
-          <b-icon v-else size="is-large" icon="account-circle" />
-        </div>
-        <div class="media-content" v-if="currentGroup.name">
-          <p class="is-4">{{ currentGroup.name }}</p>
-          <p class="is-6 has-text-grey">
-            {{ `@${currentGroup.preferredUsername}` }}
-          </p>
-        </div>
-        <div class="media-content" v-else>
-          {{ `@${currentGroup.preferredUsername}` }}
-        </div>
-        <b-button type="is-text" @click="isComponentModalActive = true">
-          {{ $t("Change") }}
-        </b-button>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-    <span
-      v-else-if="currentGroup.id"
-      class="block"
-      @click="isComponentModalActive = true"
-    >
-      <img
-        class="image is-48x48"
-        v-if="currentGroup.avatar"
-        :src="currentGroup.avatar.url"
-        :alt="currentGroup.avatar.alt"
-      />
-      <b-icon v-else size="is-large" icon="account-circle" />
-    </span>
-    <div v-if="groupMemberships.total === 0" class="box">
-      <p class="is-4">
-        {{ $t("This identity is not a member of any group.") }}
-      </p>
-      <p class="is-6 is-size-6 has-text-grey">
-        {{ $t("You need to create the group before you create an event.") }}
-      </p>
-    </div>
-    <b-modal :active.sync="isComponentModalActive" has-modal-card>
-      <group-picker
-        v-model="currentGroup"
-        :identity.sync="identity"
-        @input="relay"
-        :restrict-moderator-level="true"
-      />
-    </b-modal>
-  </div>
-</template>
-<script lang="ts">
-import { Component, Prop, Vue, Watch } from "vue-property-decorator";
-import { IMember } from "@/types/actor/member.model";
-import { IGroup, IPerson } from "../../types/actor";
-import GroupPicker from "./GroupPicker.vue";
-import { PERSON_MEMBERSHIPS } from "../../graphql/actor";
-import { Paginate } from "../../types/paginate";
-
-@Component({
-  components: { GroupPicker },
-  apollo: {
-    groupMemberships: {
-      query: PERSON_MEMBERSHIPS,
-      variables() {
-        return {
-          id: this.identity.id,
-        };
-      },
-      update: (data) => data.person.memberships,
-      skip() {
-        return !this.identity.id;
-      },
-    },
-  },
-})
-export default class GroupPickerWrapper extends Vue {
-  @Prop({ type: Object, required: true }) value!: IGroup;
-
-  @Prop({ default: true, type: Boolean }) inline!: boolean;
-
-  @Prop({ type: Object, required: true }) identity!: IPerson;
-
-  isComponentModalActive = false;
-
-  currentGroup: IGroup = this.value;
-
-  groupMemberships: Paginate<IMember> = { elements: [], total: 0 };
-
-  @Watch("value")
-  updateCurrentGroup(value: IGroup): void {
-    this.currentGroup = value;
-  }
-
-  relay(group: IGroup): void {
-    this.currentGroup = group;
-    this.$emit("input", group);
-    this.isComponentModalActive = false;
-  }
-}
-</script>
-<style lang="scss" scoped>
-.group-picker {
-  .block,
-  .no-group,
-  .inline {
-    cursor: pointer;
-  }
-}
-</style>
diff --git a/js/src/i18n/en_US.json b/js/src/i18n/en_US.json
index 3d054a646..9f4586aab 100644
--- a/js/src/i18n/en_US.json
+++ b/js/src/i18n/en_US.json
@@ -1122,5 +1122,8 @@
   "Tools": "Tools",
   "Social": "Social",
   "Details": "Details",
-  "Booking": "Booking"
+  "Booking": "Booking",
+  "Filter by profile or group name": "Filter by profile or group name",
+  "Filter by name": "Filter by name",
+  "Redirecting in progress…": "Redirecting in progress…"
 }
diff --git a/js/src/i18n/fr_FR.json b/js/src/i18n/fr_FR.json
index 58630776b..0615a1480 100644
--- a/js/src/i18n/fr_FR.json
+++ b/js/src/i18n/fr_FR.json
@@ -1213,5 +1213,8 @@
   "Tools": "Outils",
   "Social": "Social",
   "Details": "Détails",
-  "Booking": "Réservations"
+  "Booking": "Réservations",
+  "Filter by profile or group name": "Filter par nom du profil ou du groupe",
+  "Filter by name": "Filtrer par nom",
+  "Redirecting in progress…": "Redirection en cours…"
 }
diff --git a/priv/templates/config.template.eex b/priv/templates/config.template.eex
index f66ce66e3..0ea44891c 100644
--- a/priv/templates/config.template.eex
+++ b/priv/templates/config.template.eex
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ config :mobilizon, Mobilizon.Web.Endpoint,
    server: <%= release %>,
    url: [host: "<%= instance_domain %>"],
    http: [
-     ip: {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1},
+     ip: {127,0,0,1},
      port: <%= listen_port %>
     ],
    secret_key_base: "<%= instance_secret %>"