| DIRECTOR | FILM |
| Theo Angelopoulos | Eternity and a Day (Mia Eoniotita Ke Mia Mera), Greece |
| Hector Babenco | Foolish Heart (Corazon Iluminado), Argentina |
| Roberto Benigni | Life is Beautiful (La Vita e Bella), Italy |
| John Boorman | The General, Ireland |
| Patrice Chereau | Those Who Love Me Will Take the Train (Ceux qui m'aiment prendront le train), France |
| Victor Gaviria | The Rose Seller (La Vendedora de Rosas), Colombia |
| Terry Gilliam | Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, USA |
| Alexei Guerman | Khroustaliov, My Car, Russia |
| Hal Hartley | Henry Fool, USA |
| Todd Haynes | Velvet Goldmine, UK |
| Rolf de Heer | Dance Me to my Song, Australia |
| Hou Hsiao-hsien | Flowers of Shanghai, Taiwan |
| Benoit Jacquot | The School of Flesh (L'ecole de la Chair), France |
| Lodge Kerrigan | Claire Dolan, USA |
| Ken Loach | My Name is Joe, UK |
| Claude Miller | La Classe de Neige (Ski School), France |
| Tsai Ming-Liang | The Hole, Taiwan |
| Nanni Moretti | Aprile, Italy |
| John Turturro | Illuminata, USA |
| Lars Von Trier | Idiots (Idioterne), Denmark |
| Thomas Vinterberg | Family Party (Festen), Denmark |
| Eric Zonca | The Dream Life of Angels (La Vie Revee des Anges), France |
| DIRECTOR | FILM |
| Mike Nichols
Peter Chelsom |
Primary Colors, USA
(opening film) The Mighty, USA |
| Shohei Imamura | Kanzo Sensi, Japan |
| Roland Joffe | Goodbye Lover, USA |
| John Landis | Blues Brother 2000, USA |
| Manoel de Oliveira | Anxiety (Inquietude), Portugal |
| Alex Proyas | Dark City, USA |
| Carlos Saura | Tango, Spain |
| Roland Emmerich | Godzilla, USA (closing film) |