| Okinawa Rendez-vous | Gordon Chan | romantic comedy | Hong Kong |
| Rocks at Whiskey Trench | Alanis Obomsawin | documentary film | Canada |
| The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Fenton Bailey | LGBTQ-related film, biographical film, documentary film | United States |
| The Monkey's Mask | Samantha Lang | drama film, LGBTQ-related film, thriller film | France, Canada, Japan, Italy, Australia |
| The Original Kings of Comedy | Spike Lee | stand-up comedy, documentary film | United States |
| The Prophecy 3: The Ascent | Patrick Lussier | fantasy film, horror film | United States |
| To Matthieu | Xavier Beauvois | drama film | France |
| Tween Academy: Class of 2012 | Mark A. Reyes | teen film | Philippines |
| Belfast, Maine | Frederick Wiseman | documentary film | United States |
| Beyond the Mat | Barry W. Blaustein | documentary film | United States |
| Deep Inside Clint Star | Clint Alberta | LGBTQ-related film, documentary film | Canada |
| Dill Scallion | Jordan Brady | comedy film | United States |
| If... Dog... Rabbit... | Matthew Modine | drama film | United States |
| Jill Rips | Anthony Hickox | drama film, thriller film, crime film | United States |
| Judy Berlin | Eric Mendelsohn | drama film | United States |
| Paperback Hero | Antony J. Bowman | romantic comedy film, comedy film, melodrama | Australia |
| Rembrandt | Charles Matton | biographical film | France, Germany, Netherlands |
| Saworoide | Tunde Kelani, Bukky Wright | drama film, political drama | Nigeria |
| Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season | Sandy Tung | drama film, children's film | United States |
| The Lost Son | Chris Menges, Mark Mills | mystery film, thriller film | France, United Kingdom, United States |
| A Price Above Rubies | Boaz Yakin | drama film | United Kingdom, United States |
| American Dragons | Ralph Hemecker | action film, thriller film, buddy film, crime film | United States |
| B. Monkey | Michael Radford | LGBTQ-related film, crime film | United Kingdom |
| Clay Pigeons | David Dobkin | comedy film, crime comedy film, neo-noir | Germany, United States |
| Exile in Sarajevo | Alma Sahbaz, Tahir Cambis | documentary film | Australia |
| I'm Losing You | Bruce Wagner | drama film | United States |
| Kissing a Fool | Doug Ellin | romantic comedy | United States |
| Krippendorf's Tribe | Todd Holland | comedy film | United States |
| Misbegotten | Mark L. Lester | thriller film | United States |
| Phoenix | Danny Cannon | drama film, neo-noir | United States |
| Rusty: A Dog's Tale | Shuki Levy | drama film | United States |
| Sucker The Vampire | Hans Rodionoff | vampire film | United States |
| That's Life | Pierre Woodman | pornographic film | Cyprus, Sweden |
| The Doors Are Open | — | documentary film | United Kingdom |
| The Players Club | Ice Cube | drama film, comedy film, hood film, comedy drama | United States |
| Without Limits | Robert Towne | drama film, sport film, biographical film | United States |
| A Smile Like Yours | Keith Samples | romantic comedy | United States |
| Atrocity | — | — | Nigeria |
| California Kings | John Rutherford | gay pornographic film | United States |
| Calling the Ghosts | Mandy Jacobson, Karmen Jelincic | documentary film | United States |
| Clockwatchers | Jill Sprecher | drama film, comedy drama | United States |
| Dangerous Ground | Darrell Roodt | action film, crime film | South Africa, United States |
| Def Jam's How to Be a Player | Lionel C. Martin | comedy film | United States |
| Killers | David Michael Latt | horror film | United States |
| Love and Death on Long Island | Richard Kwietniowski | drama film, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film | United Kingdom, Canada |
| Made in Hong Kong (1997) | Luc Schaedler | documentary film | Switzerland |
| Spaceman | Scott Dikkers | science fiction film, science fiction comedy | — |
| The 6th Man | Randall Miller | basketball film, comedy film, ghost film | United States |