"A successful film festival reveals its attitudes about film and concern for culture through its screening list," says Huang Chien-yeh, head of the Chinese Taipei Film Archive. The festival selected And Life Goes society after the quake.
「成功的影展會透過片單組合看到觀點，宣示他們對電影的態度，對文化的關懷」，國家電影資料館館長黃建業說，台北電影節以《生生長流》作為開幕片，就傳達了對台灣社會在經歷巨大災變後，生命力依然旺盛的訊息。