1. Sverige: Roy Andersson – Giliap (1975)

2. Finland: Aki Kaurismäki – Mannen uten minne (Mies vailla menneisyyttä, 2002)

3. Russland: Alexander Sokurov – Russian Ark (Russkij kovtsjeg, 2002)

4. Nord-Korea: Kim, Bonner & Daelemans – Comrade Kim Goes Flying (2012)

5. Sør-Korea: Park Chan-wook – Kammerpiken (Ah-ga-ssi, 2016)

6. Japan: Akira Kurosawa – Livvakten (Yojimbo / Yôjinbô, 1961)

7. Kina: Wang Xiaoshuai – So Long, My Son (Di jiu tianchang, 2019)

8. Hong Kong: Wong Kar-Wai – Fallen Angels (Do lok tin si, 1995)

9. Taiwan: Hou Hsiao-Hsien – Tid å leve, tid å dø (Tóngnián wangshi, 1985)

10. Filippinene: Cirio H. Santiago – Vampire Hookers (1978)

11. Indonesia: Lucky Kuswandi – The Fox Exploits the Tiger's Might (2015)

12. Australia: Jane Campion – Sweetie (1989)

13. New Zealand: Niki Caro – Whale Rider (2002)

14. Thailand: Anocha Suwichakornpong – By The Time It Gets Dark (Dao khanong, 2016)

15. Kambodsja: Kavich Neang – White Building (Bodeng sar, 2021)

16. India: Satyajit Ray – The Stranger (Agantuk, 1991)

17. Pakistan: Munir & Khan – Hide and Seek (Chupan Chupai, 2013)

18. Iran: Abbas Kiarostami – Hvor er min venns hus? (Khane-ye doust kodjast?, 1987)

19. Tyrkia: Nuri Bilge Ceylan – Vintersøvn (Kis Uykusu, 2014)

20. Libanon: Nadine Labaki – Hvor går vi nå? (Et maintenant on va où?, 2011)

21. Israel: Maysaloun Hamoud – In Between (Bar Bahar, 2016)

22. Egypt: Youssef Chahine – Cairo Station (Bab el hadid, 1958)

23. Djibouti: Claire Denis – Beau Travail (1999)

24. Kenya: Ella Smith – Mdudu Boy (2016)

25. Tanzania: Jeroen van Velzen – Tanzania Transit (2018)

26. Zambia: Rungano Nyoni – I Am Not A Witch (2017)

27. Botswana: Sarah Vianney – Queens of Botswana (2019)

28. Sør-Afrika: Tebogo Malebogo – Heaven Reaches Down to Earth (2020)

29. Angola: Fradique – Air Conditioner (Ar Condicionado, 2020)

30. Kongo: Alain Gomis – Félicité (2017)

31. Kamerun: Jean-Pierre Dikongué Pipa – Muna Moto (The Child of Another, 1975)

32. Chad: Mahamat Saleh Haroun – En mann som skriker (Un homme qui crie, 2010)

33. Nigeria: Alex Gibney – Finding Fela! (2014)

34. Burkina Faso: Ousmane Sembene – Moolaadé (2004)

35. Elfenbenskysten: Timité Bassori – The Woman With a Knife (La femme au couteau, 1969)

36. Mali: Souleymane Cissé – Yeelen (1987)

37. Senegal: Ousmane Sembène – Black Girl (Le noire de…, 1966)

38. Mauritania: Abderrahmane Sissako – Timbuktu (2014)

39. Algerie: Gillo Pontecorvo – Kampen om Algerie (La battaglia di Algeri, 1966)

40. Marokko: Sean Gullette – Traitors (2013)

41. Spania: Luis Bunuel – Viridiana (1961)

42. Portugal: Miguel Gomes – Tabu (2012)

43. Cuba: Tomás Gutiérrez Alea – Minner fra underutviklingen (Memorias del subdesarrollo, 1968)

44. Jamaica: Perry Henzell – The Harder They Come (1972)

45. Venezuela: Lorenzo Vigas – From Afar (2015)

46. Brasil: Marcel Camus – Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro, 1959)

47. Argentina: Martín Rejtman – The Magic Gloves (Los guantes mágicos, 2003)

48. Chile: Pablo Larraín – Ema (2019)

49. Colombia: Andrés Burgos – Sofía and the Stubborn (Sofìa y el Terco, 2012)

50. Mexico: Pedro Gonzales-Rubio – Alamar (2009)

51. USA: George Stevens – Giganten (Giant, 1956)

52. Canada: Dennis Villeneuve – Nawals hemmelighet (Incendies, 2011)

53. Island: Valdimar Jóhannsson – Lamb (Dýrid, 2022)

54. Irland: John Carney – Sing Street (2016)

55. Skottland: Bill Forsyth – Gregory's Girl (1981)

56. England: Powell & Pressburger – En sak om liv og død (A Matter of Life and Death, 1946)

57. Belgia: Chantal Akerman – Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975)

58. Tyskland: Rainer Werner Fassbinder – Veronika Voss (Die Sehnsucht der Veronika Voss, 1982)

59. Frankrike: Jacques Demy – Paraplyene i Cherbourg (Les parapluies de Cherbourg, 1964)

60. Italia: Lina Wertmüller – Syv skjønnheter (Pasqualino Settebellezze, 1975)