Paris: India failed to find a place in the list of movies competing for the coveted Palme d'Or as the official line-up for the 62nd Cannes Film Festival was announced here Thursday.

Indian filmmaker Manoj Srivastava's short film "Hum Panchhi Ek Daal Ke", highlighting the life of street children in Delhi, was selected in the Short Film Corner section of the festival last year.

Dev Anand's "Guide" and the Tamil film "Billa" were showcased in the Cannes Classic and marketing sections in 2008.

However, there is no word yet about any Indian film that might be screened in the commercial category at the festival.

The French film festival has been attracting Indian talent for sometime with actors like Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Nandita Das having been a part of the festival jury.

Other Bollywood stars, who have walked the red carpet at French Riviera include Shahrukh Khan, Abhishek Bachchan and Preity Zinta.

This year's festival will see the return of old-timers such as Quentin Tarantino, Ang Lee and Johnny To, who are among the 20 others competing for the top honours at the festival, which begins from May 13.

Tarantino's much talked about World War II drama "Inglorious Basterds", which traces the story of a bunch of soldiers fighting Nazis, will compete with 19 others for the coveted trophy.

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