James Bond series celebrates 50th anniversary at Cannes Film Festival, starting May 16

This year's Cannes Film Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of special screenings.

While world famous film festival of Cannes is set to kick off in two days with the premiere of Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom, it's the James Bond series who is the most-awaited film on the big screen. This year's Cannes Film Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a series of special screenings.

007 marks his half-century on the screen this year, and as part of the celebrations, MGM and Park Circus will screen five digitally-restored classics at this year's event. The movies will be screened as part of Cinema de la Plage, an offshoot from the event, where films are shown free to the public at an outdoor theatre on Cannes Beach. The expected titles are Sean Connery's 1962 debut Dr No, plus From Russia With Love, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Diamonds Are Forever and Casino Royale. MGM and Sony said in a statement: "The screenings in Cannes mark a year-long celebration, including a return to theatres worldwide of some of the classic Bond films."

As announced, Bond returns to cinemas in October with Skyfall, Daniel Craig's third outing in the role. The same month will see the entire back catalogue released on Blu-Ray for the first time.

2012 Cannes Film Festival runs from 16–27 May. Italian film director Nanni Moretti has been appointed president of the jury. Several screenings set for competition are: Michael Haneke's Amour (Love), David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, Yousry Nasrallah's Baad El Mawkeaa (After the battle), Cristian Mungiu's Dupa Dealuri (Beyond The Hills), Jacques Audiard's De Rouille et D'os (Rust and Bone) amongst others.

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