A well-known director and master of filmmaking, Wang Shau-di is called "Teacher Shau-di" by the many young film and television workers who learned to open their own doors of creativity under her tutelage.
電影人都稱她為「小棣老師」，因為對許多台灣電影人而言，王小棣除了是好導演、好師傅外，還是為他們打開創作大門的推手。