Although not allowed to compete for a Golden Horse, it won the Gold Leopard Award at the Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, and with this award Law began to receive notice in the international film community.
與金馬無緣的《秋月》卻得到一九九二年瑞士盧卡諾影展金豹獎，羅卓瑤的才華開始受到世界影壇注目。