- Lost in Beijing = Ping guo, Red Envelope Entertainment ; presented by Laurel Films Co. Ltd., Polybona Film Distribution Co. Ltd., Zhonghong Group Co. Ltd., Filmko Films Distribution Ltd. ; original story [i.e. screenplay] by Fang Li, Li Yu ; produced by Fang Li ; directed by Li Yu, Widescreen
- The road home, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia presents GuangXi Film Studio ; producer, Zhao Yu ; screenplay writer, Bao Shi ; director, Zhang Yimou
- Water, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Mongrel Media present in association with Telefilm Canada and Noble Nomad Pictures and Echo Lake Productions ; produced by David Hamilton ; written and directed by Deepa Mehta
- El Espiritu de la colmena, Spirit of the beehive, Video Mercury Films ; produced by Elias Querejeta. ; directed by Victor Erice
- L'homme qui amait les femmes., The man who loved women, a co-production of Les Films du Carrosse, Les Productions Artistes Associes ; producer, Marcel Berbert ; screenplay by Francois Truffaut, Michel Fermaud, and Suzanne Schiffman ; directed by Francois Truffaut, Widescreen
- Seaside, written and directed by Julie Lopes-Curval
- Joyeux noel, Merry Christmas, a Sony Pictures Classics release Nord-Ouest presents a film by Christian Carion ; produced by Christophe Rossignon ; written and directed by Christian Carion
- The decline of the American empire, Malofilm production & The National Film Board of Canada present a film by Denys Arcand produced with the participation of Telefilm Canada, La Societe Generale du Cinéma du Québec and La Société Radio-Canada ; produced by Rene Malo and Roger Frappier ; written and directed by Denys Arcand
- The double life of Veronique, MK2 ; producer, Leonardo de la Fuente ; screenplay, Krzysztof Kieślowski & Krzysztof Piesiewicz ; director, Krzystztof Kieślowski
- Les choristes., Chorus, Miramax Films ; Pathé! ; une coproduction Franco-Suisse Galateé Films [and others] ; en association avec Banque Populaire Images 4 et CP Medien ; scénario de Christopher Barratier ; adaptation et dialogues, Philippe Lopes Curval, Christophe Barratier ; produit par Jacques Perrin, Arthur Cohn, Nicolas Mauvernay, Widescreen
- Fanny & Alexander, Cinematograph ; Gaumont International ; Personafilm ; SVT Drama ; Svenska Filminstitutet ; Tobis Filmkunst ; Janus Films ; producer, Jörn Donner ; written by Ingmar Bergman ; directed by Ingmar Bergman
- L'Année dernière a Marienbad., Last year at Marienbad, a Rialto ; StudioCanal ; Argos Films ; Cineriz ; Cocinar présente ; Pierre Courau et Raymond Froment présente ; scénario et dialogues, Alain Robbe-Grillet ; réalisation, Alain Resnais, Widescreen
- Persepolis., 2.4.7. Films ; in association with Celluloid Dreams, Sony Pictures Classics, Sofica Europacorp, Soficinéma ; in co-production with Kennedy/Marshall Company, France 3 Cinéma, French Connection Animations, Diaphana Films ; with the participation of Centre National de la Cinématographie ; with the support of Région Ile-de-France, Fondation GAN pour le Cinéma, Procirep, Angoa-Agicoa ; produced by Xavier Rigault, Marc-Antoine Robert ; screenplay by Vincent Paronnaud ; comic & screenplay by Marjane Satrapi ; directed by Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi, Widescreen
- Departures., a Regent/Here Media release of a Departures Film Partners presentation ; producers, Toshiaki Nakazawa, Toshihisa Watai ; screenplay by Kundo Koyama ; directed by Yojiro Takita, Widescreen
- Timecrimes., Magnolia Pictures ; Magnet Releasing presents ; written & directed by Nacho Vigalondo ; produced by Esteban Ibarretxe, Eduardo Carneros, Javier Ibarretxe ; co-producers, Jordi Rediu ... [and others], Widescreen
- Paradise now, director, Hany Abu-Assad
- Sur mes lèvres, read my lips, Jean-Louis Livi & Philippe Carcassonne préntant une coproduction Sedif - Cine B - Pathe Image - France 2 Cinema une la participation de Canal+ ... un film de Jacques Audiard ; producer, Jean-Louis Livi ; screenplay writers, Jacques Audiard, Tonino Benacquista ; director, Jacques Audiard
- Once., Bórd Scannán na hÉireann ; Samson Films ; Summit Entertainment ; produced by Martina Niland ; written by John Carney ; directed by John Carney, Widescreen
- L'albero degli zoccoli, The tree of wooden clogs, Gaumont ... [and others] ; un film scritto e diretto da Ermanno Olmi
- Crimson gold, Mikado Film and Lumen Films ; produced, edited and directed by Jafar Panahi ; written by Abbas Kiarostami
- When a woman ascends the stairs., Onna ga kaidan o agaru toki, Toho Company, Ltd. ; produced by Ryuzo Kikushima ; directed by Mikio Naruse ; screenplay by Ryuzo Kikushima, Widescreen
- The Clay bird, MK2 ; a film by Tareque Masud ; produced by Catherine Masud ; directed by Tareque Masud
- Run Lola run., Lola rennt, Sony Pictures Classics in association with Bavaria Film International ; X-Filme Creative Pool ; written and directed by Tom Tykwer ; produced by : Stefan Arndt, Widescreen
- Alexandra., co-production of Proline-Film and Rezo Productions with the support of Russian Federal Culture and Film Agency and the Centre national de la Cinématographie (France) ; producer, Andrei Sigle ; director and screenwriter, Alexander Sokurova, Widescreen
- The King of Masks, Pien lien, Samuel Goldwyn Films ; presented by Shaw Brothers (HK) Ltd. ; produced & directed by Wu Tien Ming
- Antonieta
- Maria full of grace, HBO Films presents in association with a Journeyman Pictures production in association with Tucán Producciones and Altercine ; producer, Paul Mezey ; written & directed by Joshua Marston
- The second mother., a film by Anna Muylaert ; produced by Caio Gullane, Widescreen
- Everyone else, written and directed by Maren Ade
- Malena, Miramax Films and Medusa Film present a Medusa Film/Miramax Films production, a film by Giuseppe Tornatore ; producers, Harvey Weinstein, Carlo Bernasconi ; screenplay writer and director, Giuseppe Tornatore
- Pan's labyrinth., El laberinto del fauno, Picturehouse and Telecinco present a production of Estudios Picasso ; Tequilla Gang ; Esperanto Filmoj in association with Caféfx, Inc. ; produced by Alfonso Cuarón, Bertha Navarro, Guillermo del Toro, Frida Torresblanco ; screenplay by Guillermo del Toro ; directed by Guillermo del Toro, Widescreen
- Berlin--Ecke Schönhauser., Progress Film-Vertrieb zeigt ein DEFA-Film ; Buch, Wolfgang Kohlhaas [i.e. Kohlhaase] ; Regie, Gerhard Klein, Fullscreen
- Travellers and magicians, Prayer Flag Pictures presents a Khyentse Norbu film
- Molière., a Sony Pictures Classics release, Fidélité presents in association with Wild Bunch in co-production with France 3 Cinéma and France 2 Cinéma with the participation of Canal+ and TPS Star ; produced by Olivier Delbosc and Marc Missonnier ; screenplay by Laurent Tirard and Grégoire Vigneron with Fanny Vallette and Jean-Claude Jay ; director, Laurent Tirard, Widescreen
- Tian di ying xiong, Warriors of heaven and earth, Columbia Pictures Film Production Asia Limited ; Huayi Brothers & Taihe Film Investment Co., Ltd. ; X'ian Film Studio Corp. present in association with China Film Co-producion Company ; directed by He Ping
- The visitors., Miramax Zoë ; une coproduction Gaumont ... [and others] ; Alain Terzian présente un film de Jean-Marie Poiré ; produit par Alain Terzian ; scénario et dialogue Christian Clavier, Jean-Marie Poiré ; réalisé par Jean-Marie Poiré, Widescreen
- Fiorile., Wild flower, Fine Line Features and Grazia Volpi present a film by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani ; produced by Filmtre-Gierre Film in collaboration with Penta Film S.P.A., an Italo-Franco-German co-production with Jean Claude Cecile for Florida Movies-LA Sept/Cinema, Canal+ with the participation of Luggi Waldleitner for Roxy Films, Karl Spiehs for K.S. Film ; produced by Grazia Volpi ; story by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani ; screenplay by Sandro Petraglia, Paolo & Vittorio Taviani ; directed by Paolo & Vittorio Taviani, Widescreen
- Sway., producer, Kiichi Kumagai ; director/writer, Miwa Nishikawa, Widescreen
- The horseman on the roof, Le hussard sur le toit
- Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Amélie from Montmartre, Claudie Ossard & UGC présentent une coproduction Victoires Productions, Tapioca Films-France 3 Cinéma, MMC Independent GmbH avec la collaboration de la Sofica Sofinergie 5 et le soutien de la Filmstiftung avec la participation de Canal+, un film de Jean-Pierre Jeunet ; producers, Jean-Marc Deschamps, Claudie Ossard ; screenplay writers, Guillaume Laurant, Jean-Pierre Jeunet ; director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet
- Un cœur en hiver, A heart in winter, Pathé! ; a film by Claude Sautet ; produced by Philippe Carcassonne, Jean-Louis Livi ; written by Jacques Fieschi, Claude Sautet, Jérôme Tonnerre ; directed by Claude Sautet
- Mélo., produced by Marin Karmitz for MK2 Productions and A2 ; screenplay by Alain Resnais ; directed by Alain Resnais, Widescreen
- Cinema paradiso, Miramax Films presents a Giuseppe Tornatore film ; an Italian-French coproduction ; Cristaldifilm, RAI/TRE Forum, Les Films Ariane, T.F. 1 Films production ; produced by Franco Cristaldi ; written and directed by Giuseppe Tornatore
- Duo luo tian shi, Fallen angels / a Jet Tone Production ; directed by Wong Kar-wai ; producer, Jeff Lau ; script writer, Wong Kar Wai, Ze dong zhi zuo you xian gong si ; dao yan Wang Jiawei ; jian zhi Liu Zhenwei ; bian ju Wang Jiawei
- Jibeuro, The way home, Tube Entertainment [and] Tube Pictures ; producers, Jae-woo Whang, Woo-hyun Whang ; written & directed by Jeong-hyang Lee
- The girl from Paris., Artémis Productions ; Centre Européen Cinématographique Rhône-Alpes ; Cofimages 12 ; Le Studio Canal+ ; M.S. Productions ; Mars Films ; Nord-Ouest Productions ; Procirep, a film by Christian Carion ; producer, Christophe Rossignon ; writers, Christian Carion and Eric Assous ; directed by Christian Carion, Widescreen
- Artemisia., Miramax Zoë and Premiere heure ; Long Métrage ; producer, Patrice Haddad ; screenplay by Agnés Merlet and Christine Miller ; directed by Agnès Merlet, Widescreen
- Japan's longest day, Toho Co., Ltd. ; original story, Oya Soichi ; screenplay by Hashimoto Shinobu ; director, Okamoto Kihachi
- Vozvrashchenie, The return, REN TV ; prodi͡user Dmitriĭ Lesnevskiĭ ; st͡senariĭ Vladimir Moisennko, Aleksandr Novotot͡skiĭ ; rezhisser Andreĭ Zvi͡agint͡sev
- Into the west, Miramax Films in association with Majestic Films International and Film Four International present a Little Bird production in association with Parallel Films ; producers, Jonathan Cavendish, Tim Palmer ; writer, Jim Sheridan ; director, Mike Newell