| Strange River | Jaume Claret Muxart | Germany, Spain |
| Sirāt | Óliver Laxe | France, Spain |
| The Doom Generation | Gregg Araki | France, United States |
| Let the Dance Begin | Marina Seresesky | Spain, Argentina |
| Paradise Highway | Anna Gutto | Germany, United States, Switzerland |
| Nomadland | Chloé Zhao | United States |
| The Mitchells vs. The Machines | Mike Rianda, Jeff Rowe | United States, Hong Kong |
| Hacksaw | Anthony Leone | United States |
| Heavy Trip | Jukka Vidgrén, Juuso Laatio | Norway, Belgium, Finland |
| Boundaries | Shana Feste | Canada, United States |
| Marita | Cristi Iftime | Romania |
| Locke | Steven Knight | United Kingdom, United States |
| The Guilt Trip | Anne Fletcher | United States |
| On My Way | Emmanuelle Bercot | France |
| Due Date | Todd Phillips | United States |
| Go West | Olivier Jean-Marie | France |
| To Live | Angelina Maccarone | Germany |
| Little Miss Sunshine | Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton | United States |
| Angry Monk - Reflections on Tibet | Luc Schaedler | Switzerland |
| Destination Moscow | Runar Hodne, Jo Strømgren | Norway |
| Aberdeen | Hans Petter Moland | United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden |
| The Straight Story | David Lynch | France, United Kingdom, United States |
| Buffalo '66 | Vincent Gallo | Canada, United States |
| Under California: The Limit of Time | Carlos Bolado | Mexico |
| The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert | Stephan Elliott | Australia |
| My Own Private Idaho | Gus Van Sant | United States |
| Down by Law | Jim Jarmusch | Germany, United States |
| King Kongs Faust | Heiner Stadler | Germany |
| Duel | Steven Spielberg | United States |
| The Seven Brides of Lance-Corporal Zbruyev | Vitali Melnikov | Soviet Union |
| God, You're Such a Prick | André Erkau | Germany |
| Journey to the Shore | Kiyoshi Kurosawa | Japan |
| Güeros | Alonso Ruizpalacios | Mexico |
| Sansa | Siegfried | France |
| Waking Up in Reno | Jordan Brady | United States |
| Airbag | Juanma Bajo Ulloa | Germany, Spain, Portugal |
| Taste of Cherry | Abbas Kiarostami | Iran |
| Voyage to the Beginning of the World | Manoel de Oliveira | France, Portugal |
| The Chase | Adam Rifkin | United States |
| Martin's Day | Alan Gibson | Canada |
| The Adventurer | Kaljo Kiisk | Estonia |
| Five Easy Pieces | Bob Rafelson | United States |
| Easy Rider | Dennis Hopper | United States |
| The Lively Set | Jack Arnold | United States |