The 2nd Hanoi International Film Festival opened on November 25 and closed on November 29, 2012 at Hanoi Friendship Cultural Palace, with the slogan "Asia-Pacific cinema unites and develops" (Vietnamese: "Điện ảnh châu Á - Thái Bình Dương thống nhất và phát triển"). A total of 117 films from 31 countries and regions attended the festival after going through the selection round. The number of films participating in the contest was 37, including: 14 feature-length films, 13 short films, five short documentaries and five animated films.