| The Edge of the Blade | Vincent Perez | France |
| Empire | Frederikke Aspöck | Denmark |
| Damal | Raihan Rafi | Bangladesh |
| Downton Abbey: A New Era | Simon Curtis | United Kingdom, United States |
| The Shadow in My Eye | Ole Bornedal | Denmark |
| Union of Salvation | Andrei Kravchuk | Russia |
| Mary Queen of Scots | Josie Rourke | United Kingdom, United States |
| Story of One Appointment | Avdotya Smirnova | Russia |
| Rangasthalam | Sukumar | India |
| Going Vertical | Anton Megerdichev | Russia |
| Detroit | Kathryn Bigelow | United States |
| The Duelist | Alexei Mizgiryov | Russia |
| First Time | Dmitry Kiselyov | Russia |
| Tsamo | Anastasia Lapsui, Markku Lehmuskallio | Finland |
| Raspoutine (2011 film) | Irakli Kvirikadze, Josée Dayan | France, Russia |
| Burke & Hare | John Landis | United Kingdom |
| Burnt by the Sun 2：Escape | Nikita Mikhalkov | France, Russia |
| Agora | Alejandro Amenábar | Spain |
| Taras Bulba | Vladimir Bortko | Russia, Ukraine, Poland |
| The King and the Clown | Lee Joon-ik | South Korea |
| Vanity Fair | Mira Nair | United Kingdom, United States |
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Luc Besson | France |
| RKO 281 | Benjamin Ross | United States |
| Burnt by the Sun | Nikita Mikhalkov | France, Russia |
| Of Mice and Men | Gary Sinise | United States |
| Newsies | Kenny Ortega | United States |
| Mother | Gleb Panfilov | Soviet Union, Italy |
| The Drummer of Bruch | Ignacio F. Iquino | Spain |
| The Wedding Trip | Karl Ritter | Germany, Nazi Germany |
| Javanese Kamasutra | Hanung Bramantyo | Indonesia |
| Pravednik | Sergei Ursuliak | Russia, Belarus, Israel |
| Man in an Orange Shirt | Michael Samuels | United Kingdom |
| The Rider Named Death | Karen Shakhnazarov | Russia |
| Antony and Cleopatra | Charlton Heston | United Kingdom, Spain, Switzerland |
| Cromwell | Ken Hughes | United Kingdom, United States |