Monga received a NT $ 4 million grant and enthusiastic support from the TFC, and on the behalf of the film, the commission organized dozens of meetings with over 500 people, from borough chiefs and local merchants to temple keepers.
《艋舺》是北市影委會去年極力協拍並補助（400 萬元）的焦點大片，影委會還為此主動出面，與里長、商家、廟祝等五百多人召開大小協調會十餘次。