Apart from her studies in history, journalism and film & cinema in Mainz and Paris, Valeska is involved in the national and international film industry since 2002 in a variety of ways. Among other things, at film festivals, in the promotion of young talent and in the production sector. Since 2010 she initially works for the German-French world sales company Films Boutique. First as festival manager and since 2016 she is responsible for international sales and general management. During this time she was involved in the distribution of internationally successful titles, such as THE PRESIDENT’S CAKE by Hasan Hadi (Camera d’or, Cannes Film Festival 2025), THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG (Cannes Special Jury Award 2024, Oscar nominee) and THERE IS NO EVIL (Golden Bear, Berlinale 2020) by Mohammad Rasoulof, GREEN BORDER by Agnieszka Holland (Special Jury Prize, Venice Film Festival 2023), ON BODY AND SOUL by Ildiko Enyedi (Golden Bear, Berlinale 2017), THE WOMAN WHO LEFT by Lav Diaz (Golden Lion, Venice Biennale 2016), FAUST by Alexander Sokurov (Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival 2011) and many more.

Furthermore, Valeska is a speaker for different producer workshops and works as an expert for the European Commission and the Austrian Film Institute. She has completed training as a systemic coach and is an alumni of the ShiftF program ‘Transformational Leadership, Innovation and Change Management’ of the Erich Pommer Institute. Since 2023 she is a member of the board of Europa International (association of European Sales Agents) and acts as the association’s President since 2025.