| Jason and the Argonauts | Nick Willing | fantasy film | United States |
| Jayam Manade Raa | Nimmala Shankar | action film | India |
| Joshua oh Joshua | Edward Sirait | drama film, musical film | Indonesia |
| Last Resort | Paweł Pawlikowski | drama film | United Kingdom |
| Lecherous Older Sister | Toshiya Ueno | pink film, pornographic film | Japan |
| Les Acteurs | Bertrand Blier | comedy film | France |
| Life as a Fatal Sexually Transmitted Disease | Krzysztof Zanussi | drama film | France, Poland |
| Mask of Desire | Tsering Rhitar Sherpa | — | Nepal |
| Me Myself I | Pip Karmel | romantic comedy | Australia |
| Mortal Kombat: Federation of Martial Arts | John Medlen | fantasy film, action film | United States |
| Next Friday | Steve Carr | comedy film, hood film | United States |
| Okinawa Rendez-vous | Gordon Chan | romantic comedy | Hong Kong |
| Pistoletto | — | documentary film | Italy |
| Proof of Life | Taylor Hackford | political thriller film, drama film, action film, crime film | United States |
| Raju Chacha | Anil Devgan | children's film | India |
| Rocks at Whiskey Trench | Alanis Obomsawin | documentary film | Canada |
| Romeo Must Die | Andrzej Bartkowiak | martial arts film, romance film, drama film, action film | United States |
| Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth | John Blanchard | teen film, comedy film, horror film, parody film, slasher film | United States |
| The Ark | Merab Kokochashvili | drama film | Georgia |
| The Books and the Night | Tristán Bauer | documentary film | Spain, Argentina |
| The Eyes of Tammy Faye | Fenton Bailey | LGBTQ-related film, biographical film, documentary film | United States |
| The House of Mirth | Terence Davies | drama film | France, United Kingdom, Germany, United States |
| The Man in the Saddle | Harry Piel | adventure film | Germany |
| 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 |
| The State I Am In | Christian Petzold | drama film | Germany |
| The Watcher | Joe Charbanic | horror film, slasher film, crime film | United States |
| Thenkasipattanam | Rafi, Mecartin | action film | India |
| Thirteen Days | Roger Donaldson | political thriller film, drama film, historical film, war film | United States |
| To Be with You Forever | Ding Yinnan | drama film, biographical film | People's Republic of China |
| To Matthieu | Xavier Beauvois | drama film | France |
| Tween Academy: Class of 2012 | Mark A. Reyes | teen film | Philippines |
| Urban Legends: Final Cut | John Ottman | teen film, mystery film, horror film, slasher film | Canada, United States |
| Waking the Dead | Keith Gordon | drama film, thriller film | United States |
| Working Women of the World | Marie-France Collard | documentary film | France, Belgium |
| You're the One | José Luis Garci | drama film | Spain |
| A Walk on the Moon | Tony Goldwyn | romance film, comedy film | United States |
| Asini | Antonello Grimaldi | comedy film | Italy |
| Attack the Gas Station | Kim Sang-jin | comedy film, action film, crime film | South Korea |
| Belfast, Maine | Frederick Wiseman | documentary film | United States |
| Beyond the Mat | Barry W. Blaustein | documentary film | United States |
| Biswaprakash | Susant Mishra | drama film | India |
| Boys Don't Cry | Kimberly Peirce | transgender film, romance film, drama film, LGBTQ-related film, docudrama, biographical film | United States |
| Brokedown Palace | Jonathan Kaplan | mystery film, drama film, women in prison film, prison film | United States |
| Buena Vista Social Club | Wim Wenders | musical film, documentary film | France, United Kingdom, Germany, United States |
| Buenos Aires Zero Degree | Kwan Pun Leung | behind-the-scenes film | Hong Kong |
| Butterfly's Tongue | José Luis Cuerda | drama film | Spain |