| The Princess of Montpensier | Bertrand Tavernier | France |
| Vedam | Radhakrishna Jagarlamudi | India |
| Ye Maaya Chesave | Gautham Vasudev Menon | India |
| According to Greta | Nancy Bardawil | United States |
| Dev.D | Anurag Kashyap | India |
| Happily Ever After | Wai-Chiu Chung, Ivy Kong | Hong Kong |
| I Love You, Goodbye | Laurice Guillen | Philippines |
| Kambakkht Ishq | Sabbir Khan | India |
| Queen to Play | Caroline Bottaro | France, Germany |
| The Double Hour | Giuseppe Capotondi | Italy |
| 4 Hearts | Manuel Mozos | Portugal |
| Bleach: Fade to Black | Noriyuki Abe | Japan |
| Deception | Marcel Langenegger | United States |
| Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do | Geon-hyang Kang | South Korea |
| Meet the Browns | Tyler Perry | United States |
| Parugu | Bhaskar | India |
| Step Up 2: The Streets | Jon M. Chu | United States |
| The Black Balloon | Elissa Down | Australia |
| Aap Kaa Surroor | Prashant Chadha | India |
| Hwang Jin Yi | Chang Yoon-hyun | South Korea |
| Jhoom Barabar Jhoom | Shaad Ali | India |
| 10th Class | Chandu | India |
| Breaking and Entering | Anthony Minghella, Sydney Pollack | United Kingdom, United States |
| I'm Fine, Don't Worry | Philippe Lioret | France |
| Pokiri | Puri Jagannadh | India |
| Summer '04 | Stefan Krohmer | Germany |
| The Science of Sleep | Michel Gondry | France, Italy |
| Till I Met You | Mark A. Reyes | Philippines |
| Waist Deep | Vondie Curtis-Hall | United States |
| Kamataki | Claude Gagnon | Canada, Japan |
| Sad Movie | Jong-kwan Kwon | South Korea |
| Shopgirl | Anand Tucker | United States |
| Zoop in Africa | Dennis Bots, Johan Nijenhuis | Netherlands |
| A Home at the End of the World | Michael Mayer | United States |
| Aitraaz | Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla, Mastan Alibhai Burmawalla | India |
| The Bridesmaid | Claude Chabrol | France, Germany, Italy |
| Looking In | Paul Thomas | United States |
| Pretty Girl | David Stanley | United States |
| Turn Left, Turn Right | Johnnie To, Wai Ka-fai | Singapore, Hong Kong |
| Burning in the Wind | Silvio Soldini | Italy, Switzerland |
| Hearts & Minds | Red Ezra | United States |
| L'Auberge espagnole | Cédric Klapisch | France, Spain |
| Santosham | Kondapalli Dasaradh Kumar | India |
| A Day | Han Ji-seung | South Korea |
| Chasing Destiny | Tim Boxell | United States |
| Lagaan | Ashutosh Gowariker | India |
| Mulholland Drive | David Lynch | United States |
| One Fine Spring Day | Hur Jin-ho | South Korea |