- Afghanistan, “Rona Azim’s Mother,” Jamshid Mahmoudi
- Algeria, “Until the End of Time,” Yasmine Chouikh
- Argentina, “El Ángel,” Luis Ortega
- Armenia, “Spitak,” Alexander Kott
- Australia, “Jirga,” Benjamin Gilmour
- Austria, “The Waldheim Waltz,” Ruth Beckermann
- Bangladesh, “No Bed of Roses,” Mostofa Sarwar Farooki
- Belarus, “Crystal Swan,” Darya Zhuk
- Belgium, “Girl,” Lukas Dhont
- Bolivia, “The Goalkeeper,” Rodrigo “Gory” Patiño
- Bosnia and Herzegovina, “Never Leave Me,” Aida Begić
- Brazil, “The Great Mystical Circus,” Carlos Diegues
- Bulgaria, “Omnipresent,” Ilian Djevelekov
- Cambodia, “Graves without a Name,” Rithy Panh
- Canada, “Family Ties,” Sophie Dupuis
- Chile, “…And Suddenly the Dawn,” Silvio Caiozzi
- China, “Hidden Man,” Jiang Wen
- Colombia, “Birds of Passage,” Cristina Gallego, Ciro Guerras
- Costa Rica, “Medea,” Alexandra Latishev
- Croatia, “The Eighth Commissioner,” Ivan Salaj
- Czech Republic, “Winter Flies,” Olmo Omerzu
- Denmark, “The Guilty,” Gustav Möller
- Dominican Republic, “Cocote,” Nelson Carlo De Los Santos Arias
- Ecuador, “A Son of Man,” Jamaicanoproblem
- Egypt, “Yomeddine,” A.B. Shawky
- Estonia, “Take It or Leave It,” Liina Trishkina-Vanhatalo
- Finland, “Euthanizer,” Teemu Nikki
- France, “Memoir of War,” Emmanuel Finkiel
- Georgia, “Namme,” Zaza Khalvashi
- Germany, “Never Look Away,” Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck
- Greece, “Polyxeni,” Dora Masklavanou
- Hong Kong, “Operation Red Sea,” Dante Lam
- Hungary, “Sunset,” László Nemes
- Iceland, “Woman at War,” Benedikt Erlingsson
- India, “Village Rockstars,” Rima Das
- Indonesia, “Marlina the Murderer in Four Acts,” Mouly Surya
- Iran, “No Date, No Signature,” Vahid Jalilvand
- Iraq, “The Journey,” Mohamed Jabarah Al-Daradji
- Israel, “The Cakemaker,” Ofir Raul Graizer
- Italy, “Dogman,” Matteo Garrone
- Japan, “Shoplifters,” Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Kazakhstan, “Ayka,” Sergey Dvortsevoy
- Kenya, “Supa Modo,” Likarion Wainaina
- Kosovo, “The Marriage,” Blerta Zeqiri
- Latvia, “To Be Continued,” Ivars Seleckis
- Lebanon, “Capernaum,” Nadine Labaki
- Lithuania, “Wonderful Losers: A Different World,” Arunas Matelis
- Luxembourg, “Gutland,” Govinda Van Maele
- Macedonia, “Secret Ingredient,” Gjorce Stavreski
- Malawi, “The Road to Sunrise,” Shemu Joyah
- Mexico, “Roma,” Alfonso Cuarón
- Montenegro, “Iskra,” Gojko Berkuljan
- Morocco, “Burnout,” Nour-Eddine Lakhmari
- Nepal, “Panchayat,” Shivam Adhikari
- Netherlands, “The Resistance Banker,” Joram Lürsen
- New Zealand, “Yellow Is Forbidden,” Pietra Brettkelly
- Niger, “The Wedding Ring,” Rahmatou Keïta
- Norway, “What Will People Say,” Iram Haq
- Pakistan, “Cake,” Asim Abbasi
- Palestine, “Ghost Hunting,” Raed Andoni
- Panama, “Ruben Blades Is Not My Name,” Abner Benaim
- Paraguay, “The Heiresses,” Marcelo Martinessi
- Peru, “Eternity,” Oscar Catacora
- Philippines, “Signal Rock,” Chito S. Roño
- Poland, “Cold War,” Pawel Pawlikowski
- Portugal, “Pilgrimage,” João Botelho
- Romania, “I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians,” Radu Jude
- Russia, “Sobibor,” Konstantin Khabensky
- Serbia, “Offenders,” Dejan Zecevic
- Singapore, “Buffalo Boys,” Mike Wiluan
- Slovakia, “The Interpreter,” Martin Šulík
- Slovenia, “Ivan,” Janez Burger
- South Africa, “Sew the Winter to My Skin,” Jahmil X.T. Qubeka
- South Korea, “Burning,” Lee Chang-dong
- Spain, “Champions,” Javier Fesser
- Sweden, “Border,” Ali Abbasi
- Switzerland, “Eldorado,” Markus Imhoof
- Taiwan, “The Great Buddha+,” Hsin-Yao Huang
- Thailand, “Malila The Farewell Flower,” Anucha Boonyawatana
- Tunisia, “Beauty and the Dogs,” Kaouther Ben Hania
- Turkey, “The Wild Pear Tree,” Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Ukraine, “Donbass,” Sergei Loznitsa
- United Kingdom, “I Am Not a Witch,” Rungano Nyoni
- Uruguay, “Twelve-Year Night,” Álvaro Brechner
- Venezuela, “The Family,” Gustavo Rondón Córdova
- Vietnam, “The Tailor,” Buu Loc Tran, Kay Nguyen
- Yemen, “10 Days before the Wedding,” Amr Gamal
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