The 3rd Hanoi International Film Festival opened on November 23 and closed on November 27, 2014, at Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace, with the slogan "Cinema - Integration and Sustainable Development" (Vietnamese: "Điện ảnh - Hội nhập và phát triển bền vững").

[1] 130 films from 33 countries were selected to be screened at the festival.

[3][4] Ceremonies - At Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace, 91 Trần Hưng Đạo Street, Hoàn Kiếm District: Professional Activities - At Hanoi Daewoo Hotel, 360 Kim Mã Street, Ba Đình District: Sightseeing and Themed night: Movie screenings in theaters and exchange program of artists with the audience: Like previous years, 3 jury panels were established for this film festival:[8] Feature film: Short film: Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC): The HANIFF Campus consists of 3 classes: visual director class, screenwriter class and directing class.

[11] These 30 short films were selected to compete for official awards in Short Film category:[12] Short: Documentary: Animated: These films were selected for out-of-competition screening programs:[13][14][15] Short: Documentary: Animated: For the Country-in-Focus Program this year, 6 Filipino independent films produced in 2013 were selected as follows:[16] The official awards were awarded at the closing ceremony of the festival, on the evening of October 31.

The HANIFF Campus and Film Project Market organized their own awards ceremony for their participants before.