| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
| Astérix et Obélix contre César | Claude Zidi | Christian Clavier, Gérard Depardieu, Roberto Benigni, Laetitia Casta | Comedy | 3 wins |
| Babel | Gérard Pullicino | Mitchell David Rothpan, Maria de Medeiros, Michel Jonasz, Tchéky Karyo | Fantasy, adventure | |
| Beau Travail | Claire Denis | Denis Lavant, Michel Subor | Drama | |
| The Color of Lies | Claude Chabrol | Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacques Gamblin | | Entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival |
| The Dilettante | Pascal Thomas | Catherine Frot | Comedy | Entered into the 21st Moscow International Film Festival |
| East/West | Régis Wargnier | Sandrine Bonnaire, Oleg Menshikov, Catherine Deneuve | Drama | |
| Les Enfants du Siècle | Diane Kurys | Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel | Biography drama | |
| Farewell, Home Sweet Home | Otar Iosseliani | | | Screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival |
| Girl on the Bridge | Patrice Leconte | Vanessa Paradis, Daniel Auteuil | Romantic drama | Nominated for BAFTA, +5 wins, +12 nom. |
| Humanité | Bruno Dumont | Séverine Caneele | | Won three awards at Cannes |
| It All Starts Today | Bertrand Tavernier | Philippe Torreton | | Entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Karnaval | Thomas Vincent | Sylvie Testud | | Entered into the 49th Berlin International Film Festival |
| Mauvaises fréquentations | Jean-Pierre Améris | Maud Forget, Lou Doillon | Romantic drama | 1 win & 1 nomination |
| The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc | Luc Besson | Milla Jovovich, Dustin Hoffman | Biography drama | 5 wins & 10 nominations |
| Nadia and the Hippos | Dominique Cabrera | Ariane Ascaride | | Screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival |
| New Dawn | Émilie Deleuze | Samuel Le Bihan | | Screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival |
| Our Happy Lives | Jacques Maillot | Marie Payen, Cécile Richard | | Entered into the 1999 Cannes Film Festival |
| The Passengers | Jean-Claude Guiguet | Fabienne Babe, Philippe Garziano | | Screened at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival |
| Peut-être | Cédric Klapisch | Jean-Paul Belmondo, Romain Duris | Science fiction | |
| Pola X | Leos Carax | Guillaume Depardieu, Yekaterina Golubeva | Romantic drama | 2 wins & 2 nominations |
| Princes et princesses | Michel Ocelot | Arlette Mirapeu, Philippe Cheytion, Yves Barsacq | Fairy tale | Released in January 2000 |
| Romance | Catherine Breillat | Caroline Ducey | Drama |
| Rosetta | Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne | Émilie Dequenne | Drama | 8 wins & 5 nominations |
| Time Regained | Raoul Ruiz | Catherine Deneuve, Emmanuelle Béart | Drama | 2 wins & 2 nominations |
| Venus Beauty Institute | Tonie Marshall | Nathalie Baye | Comedy drama | 7 wins & 3 nominations |
| Why Not Me? | Stéphane Giusti | Amira Casar, Bruno Putzulu | Comedy | Best Lesbian Feature at the Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival |
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