From 1981 to 1988 she was the Berlin International Film Festival's delegate for Turkey and Greece. In 1985 she organized a tradeshow for the Locarno International Film Festival. She also served on Locarno’s Selection Board until 1995.
From 1988 to 2014 she was director of the "Film Fair" of the Berlin International Film Festival. She renamed the section "Film Fair" into European Film Market. Under her management the European Film Market was established as one of the biggest and most important international film fairs.
In addition she was artistic director of the Geneva Festival "Stars de Demain". She has served on the juries of several international film festivals, among them Toronto, Jerusalem and San Sebastián.
In 1992 Beki Probst was decorated as "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" by the French Cultural Minister.
Beki Probst is president of the European Film Market since 2014.
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