Aside from the fact that, as of 12/31/16, I will not have seen Martin Scorsese's Silence, this is pretty much final.

 

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2016 TOP THIRTY (world premieres only)

 

1. Aquarius (Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil / France)

 

2. Austerlitz (Sergei Loznitsa, Germany)

 

3. Sieranevada (Cristi Puiu, Romania / France / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Croatia / Macedonia)

 

4. Lemonade (D. Rimmasch / T. Tourso / K. Joseph / M. Romanek / J. Ĺkerlund / B. Knowles-Carter / M. Matsoukas, U.S.) [m]

 

5. 025 Sunset Red (Laida Lertxundi, U.S. / Spain) [s]

 

6. Old Hat (Zach Iannazzi, U.S.) [s]

 

7. Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, Germany / Austria)

 

8. Nocturama (Bertrand Bonello, France / Germany / Belgium)

 

9. If You Can't See My Mirrors, I Can't See You (Alee Peoples, U.S.) [s]

 

10. 20th Century Women (Mike Mills, U.S.)

 

11. Homo Sapiens (Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Austria / Germany / Switzerland)

 

12. Halimuhfack (Christopher Harris, U.S.) [s]

 

13. Cameraperson (Kirsten Johnson, U.S.)

 

14. Ears, Nose & Throat (Kevin Jerome Everson, U.S.) [s]

 

15. Staying Vertical (Alain Guiraudie, France)

 

16. Élysée (Laurent Grasso, France) [s]

 

17. Mimosas (Oliver Laxe, Spain / Morocco / France / Qatar)

 

18. A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery (Lav Diaz, Philippines / Singapore)

 

19. Luna e Santur (Joshua Gen Solondz, U.S.) [s]

 

20. The Stairs (Hugh Gibson, Canada)

 

21. The Love Witch (Anna Biller, U.S.)

 

22. No Shooting Stars (Basim Magdy, France / Egypt) [s]

 

23. The Fits (Anna Rose Holmer, U.S.)

 

24. Hello Destroyer (Kevan Funk, Canada)

 

25. Bad mama, who cares (Brigid McCaffrey, U.S.) [s]

 

26. Life After Life (Zhang Hanyi, China)

 

27. Kékszakállú (Gastón Solnicki, Argentina)

 

28. The Death of Louis XIV (Albert Serra, France / Portugal)

 

29. Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, U.S.)

 

30. Answer Print (Mónica Savirón, U.S. / Spain) [s]

 

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2016 TOP TEN RELEASES (poll-eligible only)

 

1. Cemetery of Splendour (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand / U.K. / France / Germany / Malaysia / South Korea / Mexico / U.S. / Norway)

 

2. Aquarius (Kleber Mendonça Filho, Brazil / France)

 

3. Toni Erdmann (Maren Ade, Germany / Austria)

 

4. Homo Sapiens (Nikolaus Geyrhalter, Austria / Germany / Switzerland)

 

5. Right Now, Wrong Then (Hong Sang-soo, South Korea)

 

6. Cameraperson (Kirsten Johnson, U.S.)

 

7. The Love Witch (Anna Biller, U.S.)

 

8. The Fits (Anna Rose Holmer, U.S.)

 

9. Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, U.S.)

 

10. Love & Friendship (Whit Stillman, Ireland / Netherlands / U.S. / U.K.)