Movie magic on Lake Maggiore: the Locarno Film Festival, now in its 61st year, is one of Switzerland's premier events. This year it introduces a new prize, while attracting more film applications and attendees than ever before.

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Movie magic on Lake Maggiore: the Locarno Film Festival, now in its 61st year, is one of Switzerland's premier events. This year it introduces a new prize, while attracting more film applications and attendees than ever before.

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Its location--on the shores of Lake Maggiore--comes complete with Italianate architecture, palm trees and, more often than not, sunshine. The small town of Locarno, with a resident population of barely 20,000, embraces the festival with huge enthusiasm and pride.

Eleven screening venues are spread across the town (with one in nearby Ascona), while the famous Pia...

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