Who knows the bitterness of a delivery boy! "The Storm Chaser" won the RMB 350,000 grand prize, Hou Jiran revealed the truth about the film

The 20th "2026 Labor Academy Awards" held an awards ceremony today (31st) at the Eslite Cinema in Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. 51 finalists competed for a total prize of 750,000 yuan. In the end, "Wind Chaser" directed by Zhou Yucheng won the uncategorized first prize and received a sole prize of 350,000 yuan. The film focuses on the daily work of delivery workers and depicts the contradictory situation of the young generation who long for freedom but are unable to escape the constraints of the labor system. It was favored by the judges.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Labor Film Awards. The ceremony invited annual spokesperson Hou Jiran, Asia Television Awards Best Actor winner Chen Bangjun, and "Sunshine Girls Chorus" actor Luo Chenen to attend the ceremony to cheer for labor image creators.

Hou Jiran, who is also a spokesperson and judge, shared that films can closely connect personal life experiences with social times through sound and images. However, in addition to pursuing truth, documentary directors must also take into account the situation of the subjects. He reminded that after trust is established during the filming process, the interviewee may disclose private content that affects his or her own life, so the director must carefully judge whether to disclose it, emphasizing: "The photographer must have a ruler in his own mind."

Chen Bangyun said that the greatest happiness for an actor is to experience life in all walks of life through different roles, so that the contributions of more workers can be seen. Luo Chenen also looks forward to the opportunity to challenge worker dramas in the future and gain an in-depth understanding of the stories of different workers. Talking about the changes after her performance "Sunshine Girls Chorus" received attention, she laughed and said that she was still less likely to be recognized when walking on the street. On the contrary, due to the increase in the number of social followers, she is now more cautious in her posts and cares more about the ideas she conveys.

Other award-winning works include the first place in the feature film category "Island of Flowers" and the second place "Dreams of the Sea", as well as the first place in the short film category "Work" and the second place "Watching the Scene", which respectively present the life stories of different workers from the perspectives of female housework, indigenous culture, labor beliefs and the living difficulties of migrant workers.

The Labor Awards, organized by the Labor Bureau of the Taipei City Government, have continued to record Taiwan’s labor scene through images since it was held in 2007. The "2026 Taipei Labor Film Festival", which will be launched simultaneously, will screen 16 domestic and foreign works at Eslite Cinema from October 31 to November 6. The free tickets are currently sold out, and the public can still pay attention to the quota that will be released after canceling the ticket reservation through ACCUPASS.