| FILM | DIRECTOR | COUNTRY |
| The Remains of the Day | James Ivory | UK |
| What’s Eating Gilbert Grape? | Lasse Hallström | USA |
| Un Coeur en Hiver | Claude Sautet | France |
| Backbeat | Iain Softley | UK |
| In the Name of the Father | Jim Sheridan | UK |
| The Hour of the Pig | Leslie Megahey | France |
| Scent of Green Papaya | Tran Anh Hung | Vietnam |
| Ballad of Little Jo | Maggie Greenwald | USA |
| Bad Behaviour | Les Blair | UK |
