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The '''Bring Your Own Film Festival''' (BYOFF) is a [[film festival]] that began in 2004 on the beaches of the temple town [[Puri]], in the [[India]]n state of [[Odisha]].<br />
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Its uniqueness lies in the fact that there is no formal screening or qualifying process, but rather it is a forum for independent [[filmmaker]]s. Anyone can just walk-in, register, and exhibit his work. The festival has proven to be popular and has generated considerable interest in the Indian film-making community.<ref name="hindu1">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/20/stories/2004022000942000.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040411220658/http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/20/stories/2004022000942000.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-04-11|title= Puri's free-for-all film festival|last=Ramnarayan |first=Gowri |date=2004-02-20|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=2009-03-09}}</ref><br />
In this Film Festival, any film maker can bring their film to the festival and screen it. Not only filmmakers, but also artists from other fields like music, theatre, painting, sculpture, dance, literature and photography are encouraged to participate and show their work.<ref name ="dear">{{cite web|url=http://www.dearcinema.com/news/bring-your-own-film-festival-byoff-be-held-feb-21-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218141727/http://www.dearcinema.com/news/bring-your-own-film-festival-byoff-be-held-feb-21-25|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-02-18|title=dearcinem}}</ref><br />
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This film festival was founded by Susant Misra and his friends<ref>{{Cite news|last=Joshi|first=Namrata|date=2018-02-22|title=BYOFF reinvents itself at 15|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/byoff-reinvents-itself-at-15/article22828793.ece|access-date=2020-11-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> from the Film and Television Institute (FTII) that include Gurpal Singh, late Swagat Sen and others. There is no hierarchy, no completion, no juries and no awards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-21|title=15th Bring Your Own Film Festival begins in Odisha's Puri {{!}} Sambad English|url=https://sambadenglish.com/15th-bring-your-own-film-festival-begins-in-odishas-puri/|access-date=2020-11-30|language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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The film entries have to pay a nominal registration fee that is ₹5,000 and a screening fee. <br />
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The film is held during February 21-25 every year.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-02-15|title=Into The Wild: Bring Your Own Film Festival|url=http://www.indiearth.com/into-the-wild-bring-your-own-film-festival/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=IndiEarth - Connecting Worldwide Media To India's Artists|language=en-GB}}</ref> <br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190226203019/http://www.byoff.org/ / BYOFF PRESS]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100218141727/http://www.dearcinema.com/news/bring-your-own-film-festival-byoff-be-held-feb-21-25 BYOFF 2010 Odisha]<br />
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