43 films from 20 countries (out of 2,293 films received) were selected for the shorts section.  Prominent animation auteurs and upcoming animators have been selected in one of the most prestigious animation festivals.

The Canadian Steve Woloshen competes with 1000 Plateaus, while Theodore Ushev returns with his new film, 3e page après le soleil. The Argentinian Santiago 'Bou' Grasso, who made a splash with L'Empleo, returns with his new film, Padre.

Estonian-acclaimed animators Olga Pärn and Priit Pärn compete with their film, Pilots on the Way Home. The British Stephen Irwin (Moxie) now returns with another awkward story with The Obvious Child. 

The Polish animator Piotr Dumala (Crime and Punishment) goes to Annecy with Hipopotamy, a story of sexual aggression purportedly told in the violent behaviour of hippopotamuses. The Oscar-awarded Thomas Stellmach (for his 1987 stop-motion Quest) presents, along with co-director Maja Oschmann, an abstract film with various techniques called Virtuos Virtuell.

 Twelve films have been selected for the new Off-Limits section. See all selected films.

 Fifty-six films compete in the graduation section, including Nicolas Menard's Somewhere. Twelve British films compete, five of which come from the Royal College of Art. Films by Daniela Sherer (The Shirley Temple), Tom Law (Eyes), and Effie Pappa (My Stuffed Granny) compete.

 The TV competition is dominated by French and American productions, with work also coming from Brazil, Colombia, Pakistan, and Ukraine.

 Annecy festival  (9-14 June 2014) will focus this year on stop-motion, and the Franck Dion poster reflects this tendency.