Here are the films in the running:
'Madres paralelas' (Parallel Mothers): Spain -
Two single women prepare to give birth in a maternity ward in Pedro Almodovar's latest film with regulars Penelope Cruz and Rossy De Palma.
'Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon': US -
Ana Lily Amirpour's fantasy film starring Kate Hudson, Craig Robinson and Jeon Jong-seo follows a girl with super powers who escapes a mental asylum and rejoins the world in New Orleans.
'Un Autre Monde' (Another World): France -
The last of Stephane Brize's trilogy about the world of work, it stars Vincent Lindon as a boss forced to make tough decisions.
'The Power of the Dog': New Zealand/Australia -
Two brothers feud on a Montana ranch after one comes home with a new wife, in Jane Campion's film starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst.
'America Latina': Italy/France -
Italian twins Fabio and Damiano D'Innocenzo wrote and directed this love story thriller starring Elio Germano.
'L'evenement' (Happening): France -
A young woman risks prison as she seeks an abortion in 1960s France in Audrey Diwan's drama.
'Competencia Oficial' (Official Competition): Spain/Argentina -
Penelope Cruz stars as a filmmaker dealing with two difficult leading men, including Antonio Banderas, in the comedy directed by Gaston Duprat and Mariano Cohn.
'Il Buco' (The Hole): Italy/France/Germany -
Michelangelo Frammartino's film is based on the true story of a group of speleologists who in 1961 discovered a deep cave in a remote area of Italy's south.
'Sundown': Mexico/France/Sweden -
Tim Roth stars as a wealthy man seeking to walk away from his life while on vacation in Mexican director Michel Franco's latest.
'Illusions perdues' (Lost Illusions): France -
Xavier Giannoli's film adaptation of the Balzac novel stars Benjamin Voisin, Xavier Dolan and Gerard Depardieu.
'The Lost Daughter': Greece/US/UK/Israel -
US actress Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut is based on an Elena Ferrante novel and stars Olivia Colman as a woman obsessed with another mother and daughter.
'Spencer': Germany/UK -
Chilean director Pablo Larrain follows the last years of marriage between Princess Diana and Prince Charles and stars Kristen Stewart and Jack Farthing.
'Freaks Out': Italy/Belgium -
A circus troupe in Rome becomes increasingly desperate with the onset of WWII in Gabriele Mainetti's film.
'Qui rido io' (The King of Laughter): Italy/Spain -
Toni Servillo stars as Naples' famous turn-of-the-century comedian Eduardo Scarpetta in Mario Martone's biopic.
'On the Job: The Missing 8': Philippines -
Erik Matti's action film with prisoners-turned-hitmen that explores corruption in the media is a sequel to 2013's "On the Job".
'Zeby nie Bylo Sladow' (Leave No Traces): Poland/France/Czechoslavakia -
The true story of a witness to the fatal beating of a young activist in Warsaw by the militia under the Communist regime by Polish director Jan P. Matuszynski.
'Kapitan Volkonogov Bezhal' (Captain Volkonogov Escaped): Russia/Estonia/France -
Natasha Merkulova and Aleksey Chupov's thriller follows a state interrogator in the former Soviet Union who flees, hoping to repent.
'The Card Counter' US/UK/China -
A gambler is haunted by his past as a serviceman in Paul Schrader's revenge thriller starring Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish and Willem Dafoe.
'E’ stata la mano di Dio' (The Hand of God): Italy -
Paolo Sorrentino's drama is set in Naples during the heady years when football legend Diego Maradona delivered big dreams to the gritty Southern city.
'Vidblysk' (Reflection): Ukraine -
A Ukrainian surgeon seeks to rebuild his life after witnessing horrifying violence as a Russian prisoner in Valentyn Vasyanovych's drama.
'La Caja' (The Box): Mexico/US -
A Mexico City teen heads north to collect his father's remains but is drawn into the grim world of apparel assembly plants in Venezuelan director Lorenzo Vigas' film.