Day and night in Locarno

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The Piazza Grande is the festival's focal point with its huge 16x14 square metre screen. Keystone

The open-air auditorium on the Piazza Grande seats almost 7,000 spectators. Keystone

Clouds drifting through the sky. Some are harmless, but others are heavy and grey - bad news for the festival organisers. Keystone

You read it first in Pardo News, the festival's own free newspaper. Keystone

The projection booth at the Piazza Grande could be considered the very heart of the festival. Keystone

Checking the picture quality on the screen with a telescope. Last year the festival inaugurated a new, high-definition booth. Keystone

A touch of sci-fi in the centre of Locarno's old town. Keystone

The festival by night. Keystone

Cobblestone seats are the only ones left for those who come too late. Keystone

Everyone is welcome in Locarno. Keystone

Craning for a look from under Locarno's arcades. Keystone

It really is worth staying until the end, even if it is raining... Keystone

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The star of the film festival - the city's Piazza Grande.

Every summer fans at the Locarno Film Festival have to contend with sudden changes of the weather while watching films on the giant screen in the Piazza Grande. The international festival is one of the oldest of its kind. (pictures: Martial Trezzini, Keystone)