A time to be heroes: Just when things seemed worst, Jason Hu, the director general of the Government Information Office, suggested holding a "film year" to encourage the making of Taiwan films, but no one would have thought that Aug Lee's The Wedding Banquet would win the Golden Bear for best film at the Berlin Film Festival, giving a shot in the arm to Taiwan's film industry.
時勢造英雄？就在這個沉寂時刻，新聞局長胡志強提議籌辦「電影年」為國片打打氣。沒想到由李安執導的《喜宴》在柏林影展抱回一座最佳影片金熊獎，為台灣影壇打了一劑強心針。