| Friend of the World | Brian Patrick Butler | United States |
| Dil Bechara | Mukesh Chhabra | India |
| Resistance | Jonathan Jakubowicz | United Kingdom, Germany, United States |
| Princess Mermaid | Lakonde | Indonesia |
| Parasite | Bong Joon-ho | South Korea |
| Cats | Tom Hooper | United Kingdom, United States |
| Your Excellency | Funke Akindele-Bello | Nigeria |
| Barbarians of the Bay | Vincent Biron | Canada |
| Marriage Story | Noah Baumbach | United Kingdom, United States |
| Love is War | Omoni Oboli | Nigeria |
| Someone, Somewhere | Cédric Klapisch | France |
| The Art of Racing in the Rain | Simon Curtis | United States |
| Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Quentin Tarantino | United Kingdom, United States |
| Tel Aviv on Fire | Sameh Zoabi | France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Israel |
| Changeland | Seth Green | United States |
| A Dog's Journey | Gail Mancuso | United States |
| Battle of the Classes | Michel Leclerc | France |
| Little White Lies 2 | Guillaume Canet | France, Belgium |
| Fighting with My Family | Stephen Merchant | United Kingdom, United States |
| Aurora | Miia Tervo | Finland |
| Holy Lands | Amanda Sthers | France, Belgium |
| The Human Part | Juha Lehtola | Finland |
| The Professor | Wayne Roberts | United States |
| Sui Dhaaga | Sharat Katariya | India |
| Blindspotting | Carlos López Estrada | United States |
| The Ballad of Narayama | Shohei Imamura | Japan |
| Boundaries | Shana Feste | Canada, United States |
| All About Mothers | Marie-Castille Mention Schaar | France |
| How to Talk to Girls at Parties | John Cameron Mitchell | United Kingdom, United States |
| The Party's Just Beginning | Karen Gillan | United Kingdom |
| Eighth Grade | Bo Burnham | United States |
| Naked Normandy | Philippe Le Guay | France |
| Lady Bird | Greta Gerwig | United States |
| Sommerfest | Sönke Wortmann | Germany |
| Sister Sridevi | Ashok Pati | India |
| Oru Kidayin Karunai Manu | Suresh Sangaiah | India |
| Just To Be Sure | Carine Tardieu | France, Belgium |
| Girlfriend's Day | Michael Stephenson | United States |
| Freak Show | Trudie Styler | United States |
| Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge | Aditya Chopra | India |
| Wiener-Dog | Todd Solondz | United States |
| Kids in Love | Chris Foggin | United Kingdom |
| Florence Foster Jenkins | Stephen Frears | France, United Kingdom |
| The Big Short | Adam McKay | United States |
| Half Sister, Full Love | Marion Vernoux | France |
| The Very Private Life of Mister Sim | Michel Leclerc | France |
| American Hero | Nick Love | United States |
| Inside Out | Pete Docter, Ronnie del Carmen | United States |