This is De Doelen, the HQ of the Int'l Film Festival Rotterdam. It's an enormous performing arts center with one gigantic amphitheater and two smaller theaters. It opened every day at 9am during the festival, at which time there was always a queue of people waiting for entry. Box office, festival merch, info desk, full bar and a small cafe were all on the first floor. There were two box offices, one for guests/press/etc. and one for the public. On the second floor was another bar and a bunch of couches and a dining area where the Director's dinner was held. The third floor was check-in, the film office, a press desk, an accreditation desk, a bank of computers with interwebs, a small office with print, fax, and copy capabilities for producers and filmmakers on the go. I had my own mailbox for the festival, which they give all guests. And every night on the third floor, they catered dinner for the volunteers. So nice. I only saw a couple films here but one was a masterpiece - The Voyage of the Red Balloon.
Below is the bar on the first floor. Looks like a nightclub, doesn't it?
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