CANNES, France, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The 65th Cannes film festival is to kick off Wednesday on the French Riviera, with Wes Anderson's 1960s drama "Moonrise Kingdom" as its opening film.

The world's major film festival will run from May 16 to 27 and the following is a list of the 22 films to compete for the coveted Palme d'Or before the nine-member jury headed by Italian filmmaker Nanni Moretti:

Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson (U.S.)

De Rouille et d'Os (Rust and Bone), Jacques Audiard (France)

Holy Motors, Leos Carax (France)

Cosmopolis, David Cronenberg (Canada)

The Paperboy, Lee Daniels (U.S.)

Killing Them Softly, Andrew Dominik (Australia)

Reality, Matteo Garrone (Italy)

Amour (Love), Michael Haneke (Austria)

Lawless, John Hillcoat (Australia)

Da-reun na-ra-e-suh (In another country), HONG Sangsoo (South Korea)

Do-Nui-Mat (Taste of Money), Im Sangsoo (South Korea)

Like Someone in Love, Abbas Kiarostami (Iran)

The Angel's Share, Ken Loach (Britain)

V Tumane (In the Fog), Sergei Loznitsa (Ukraine)

Dupa Dealuri (Beyond the Hills), Cristian Mungiu (Romania)

Baad El Mawkeaa (After the Battle), Yousry Nasrallah (Egypt)

Mud, Jeff Nichols (U.S.)

Vous n'avez encore rien vu (You ain't seen anything yet), Alain Resnais (France)

Post Tenebras Lux, Carlos Reygadas (Mexico)

On the Road, Walter Salles (Brazil)

Paradies: Liebe (Paradise: Love), Ulrich Seidl (Germany)

Jagten (The Hunt), Thomas Vinterberg (Denmark).