Some people in the industry look askance at directors applying for their own films, arguing that if a director establishes a film company only to disband it the next year when his grant application is refused, this one-film company isn't going to help the industry. Nevertheless, in order to raise the status of independent filmmakers, in 1997 a few grants became available for applications from individuals.
雖然仍有業者反映，導演若是只為申請輔導金成立公司，而隔年沒有申請到，這樣的「一片公司」對電影界並沒有幫助；不過為了提昇創作者獨立自主的地位，九七年輔導金仍然開放了少數名額讓個人申請。