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Places are made by people. Silesia is dotted with blocks of flats inhabited by thousands of people who rarely know each other. The idea for an educational and artistic project by students of the Józef Pankiewicz State Secondary School of Visual Arts in Katowice entitled „Jeden widok, inne spojrzenia” or "One view, different points of views" was born and awarded in the 3rd edition of the Starak Family Foundation's "Wena" Grant Programme Competition entitled „Świat z mojego okna” or "The world from my window". "The world from my window" was set actually and mentally in the Silesian agglomeration. The young artists tried to bring the audience closer to the stories of Silesians living in one block of flats in a Katowice housing estate.

If you are going to tackle the subject of urban revitalisation, you should go to Kalisz. There, the students together with their teacher in charge - Ewa Ratajczyk - as assessed by the Mayor of the city - Krystian Kinastowski - carried out a model renovation of a Kalisz courtyard.

Being in contact with ambitious cinema is an important factor shaping the personalities and worldviews of both filmmakers and viewers - young people and formed consumers of film art. Film education and its various forms: festivals or workshops disseminate knowledge about film, make the reception of the condition of film art in a given place or time, shape the skills of critical reception of the art of film and learn to discuss the problems it raises and the emotions it evokes in contemporary cinema. 

This year's high school graduates are an exceptional class. Their education took place against a backdrop of difficult, unexpected and completely new experiences, such as the pandemic and months of remote education. In spite of this, the Starak Family Foundation and the Roman Czernecki Educational Foundation happily set the next scholarship recipients on their way, who celebrated the end of the Horizons Scholarship Programme on 31 May. The event took place at the Syreni Śpiew club in Warsaw. There were many special guests there, including Jerzy Starak, entrepreneur and philanthropist. 

The deliberations of the Competition Jury of the 4th edition of the nationwide "Wena" Grant Programme of the Starak Family Foundation entitled „Sztuka naprawiania świata” („The Art of Repairing the World”) have been concluded. The competition task was to prepare an original, one of a kind educational and artistic project, using widely understood means of artistic expression, reflecting the theme of the Competition.

The finale of the Zakopane artist's project entitled „White cub, brown bear”, awarded in the 3rd edition of the "Wena" Grant Programme of the Starak Family Foundation, had a unique setting. It was awarded in the 3rd edition of the Starak Family Foundation's "Wena" Grant Programme Competition entitled "The world from my window".

 entitled  „The Art of Repairing the World" has closed. We would like to thank all art high school teams from all over Poland for their applications.

Let's look at fragility as a symbol of strength and beauty.

We wish You to always be able to look at the same things from a new perspective.

Hope that this Easter will fill us with faith in people, strength and optimism.

There is a reason that this special holiday is full of encouragement and rebirth.

The Starak Family Foundation - Spectra Edu

The "Imagine yourself" is a competition for the best film ideas, organised by the Watchout Studio production house. The idea behind this event is to bring the submitted stories to life and give them a chance to be presented to a global audience. The initiative, apart from selecting and rewarding the best authors, is to connect authors and representatives of the film industry.

The "Imagine" Competition for film ideas, organised by the Watchout Studio production house, has been announced. The idea behind the "Imagine" Competition is to create an opportunity to bring submitted stories to life and present them to a global audience. In addition to identifying and rewarding the best authors, the initiative will create a bridge between authors and representatives of the film industry.