At the European Film Awards 2001 the French producer was showered with awards for Amélie of Montmatre (Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain). In 1981 she founded Major, her own production company, that has since then produced an impressive range of cinematic highlights such as Betty Blue, Delicatessen and Arizona Dream, which won the Special Jury Prize in 1993's Berlinale.