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ABCs of Entrepreneurship (Free Training)

Foundation for Somalia starts a cycle of trainings for migrants on how to start and run business in Poland “Abc of entrepreneurship”. APPLY BY NOVEMBER 10! PROGRAM INCLUDES: Business strategy and leadership skills – 24 hours Business plan and operational planning – 16 hours Legal aspects of registering and running a company in Poland – 32 hours (practical workshops and counselling included) Legal aspects of running the company (contracting, labor law, civil and administration law) – 24 hours Finances, accounting and taxes– 24 h Marketing and public relations – 16 hours Course of e-business – 32 hours Check here here if you are eligible TRAININGS ARE CONDUCTED IN ENGLISH. Depending on the candidates, there is possibility to conduct the second cycle for Russian/Ukrainian speaking participants, with emphasis on those who speak Polish. So do not hesitate to apply if you don’t speak English! Your application will be included in the waiting list for t...

28 Oct 2018 - Daylight Saving Time Ends

Daylight saving time (DST; also summer time in British English) is the convention of advancing clocks so that afternoons have more daylight and mornings have less. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn; several ancient cultures lengthened each summer daylight hour instead. 28 Oct 2018 - Daylight Saving Time Ends When local daylight time is about to reach Sunday, 28 October 2018, 03:00:00 clocks are turned backward 1 hour to Sunday, 28 October 2018, 02:00:00 local standard time instead Sunrise and sunset will be about 1 hour earlier on 28 Oct 2018 than the day before. There will be more light in the morning.

Nervous Translation (12 Piec Smakow Filmowy Festiwal/12 Five Flavours Film Festival)

SCREENINGS/PROJEKCJE 15 Nov 2018; 17:15 Muranów (ul. Gen. Andersa 5, 00-147 Warsaw) 17 Nov 2018; 18:00 Kinoteka 2 (Pałac Kultury i Nauki, Plac Defilad 1) Philippines 2017, 90’ subtitles: Polish and English director: Shireen Seno screenplay: Shireen Seno cinematography: Albert Banzon, Jippy Pascua, Dennese Victoria editing: John Torres, Shireen Seno music: Itos Ledesma cast: Jana Agoncillo, Angge Santos, Sid Lucero producer: John Torres, Ronald Arguelles production: Los Ostros Films, Creative Programs language: Tagalog colouration: colour https://www.piecsmakow.pl/film.do?id=497 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt7630150/reference Eight-year-old Yael is shy and not always at ease. She prefers writing letters to performing dances for her applauding Filipino family. She listens endlessly to the cassette tapes recorded by her father, who is spending years away from home working in Riyadh. Her uncle, a rock star with the band The Futures, acts as something of...

TOURIST VISA AND WORK PERMIT (what the Border Guard Says)

These are some information on work and residence issues. It’s based not only on legal provisions and acts but most importantly, on how the rules are being interpreted and implemented in practice. Especially when it comes to the Border Guard's practice and approach. Below you can read a couple of things that we were assured by one of the Border Guard's officer dealing every day with foreigners and their employment issues. CAN YOU APPLY FOR A WORK AND RESIDENCE PERMIT WHILE HOLDING A TOURIST VISA? No matter what kind of tourist visa you have, whether it’s short-term or long-term, issued by the Polish embassy or not, you won’t have any chance to get a residence permit. What may happen if you decide to submit the application? There are two scenarios. Either you’ll get rejected after your case is properly processed, or the application will be canceled without considering, and without the right to appeal. WHAT THE IMMIGRATION OFFICE SAYS In the Act on Foreigners (...

School Service/Szkolny Autobus

School Service  (Director: Luisito Lagdameo Ignacio) Multikino 2: Monday, 15 Oct 18:30 Multikino 3: Tuesday, 16 October 14:00 Multikino 2: Wednesday, 17 October 11:00 Cast: Ai-Ai de las Alas, Joel Lamangan, Celine Juan, Therese Malvar Section: International Competition Dialogue language: Tagalog Maya is a victim of the “school service", a vehicle that looks like a regular school bus. She was just walking home from school when the bus stopped beside her and the driver offered her a ride. However, the bus did not stop at her place. Maya was taken, together with other kids, to Manila to become a beggar. At dusk, the kids are dropped off in the street so they can start working: chasing after passers-by and cars, begging for alms. Maya begins a horrific life in a strange city and cannot stop thinking about how to get home. But that might never happen… A shocking portrayal of children living in the streets in the Philippines, working for organized crime rings. Director(-s):...

Alpha, The Right to Kill (2018)

Alpha, The Right to Kill (Director: Brillante Mendoza) Kinoteka 4: Saturday, 13 Oct 16:30 Kinoteka 2: Sunday, 14 Oct 16:30 Kinoteka 4: Tuesday, 16 Oct 11:00 Kinoteka 4: Wednesday, 17 Oct 21:30 Writer: Troy Espiritu Casts: Allen Dizon, Elijah Filamor, Baron Geisler Section: Free Spirit Competition Dialogue language: Filipino / English As part of the Philippine government's crackdown on illegal drugs, a SWAT-led police unit launches an operation to arrest Abel, a major methamphetamine distributor. A violent battle breaks out in the slums of Manila between the police and Abel's gang. When the shootout is over and before investigators arrive at the crime scene, a police officer and his informant walk off with a backpack full of money and methamphetamine. This will soon set off a dangerous series of events in which both of them risk their reputations, families and lives. A spellbinding Philippine thriller, the film premiered at the San Sebastián film festival. ...

Asong Kawayan/Bamboo Dogs/Bambusowe Psy

ASONG KAWAYAN/BAMBOO DOGS (Director: Khavn de la Cruz) Kinoteka 4: Friday, 12 Oct 19:00 Kinoteka 4: Saturday, 13 Oct 11:00 Kinoteka 4: Sunday, 14 Oct 16:30 Kinoteka 4: Sunday, 21 Oct 14:00 Cast: Rez Cortez, William Buenavente, Ron Capinding, Jess Mendoza, Sue Prado, Dido de la Paz Section: Free Spirit Competition Dialogue language: Filipino / Cebuano Genre: crime / thriller / road movie A crime-thriller retro-road movie based on the true story of the Kuratong Baleleng gang in the Philippines and its downfall in the 1990s. It’s 1995 and Manila silently rots to the core. Thanks to a well-structured syndicate, criminals are free to roam the streets a day or two after being caught. Such would have been the fate of four "repeat offenders" until unseen hands throw in blows to blur the equation. If the gods play dice with the universe, you wouldn't want to be caught on the gambling table. Join the Bamboo Dogs on a nightmare ride along the streets of Mondomanila wher...