PEOPLE WHO NEED PEOPLE

Filmmakers/Musicians/Poets Madrid Film Festival Entries for shorts (30 minutes or less) accepted through July 26 for the event held at the end of August; cash prizes awarded; no entry fees; theaterofdeath.org. Santa Fe Film Institute student grants and scholarships Grant applications due by July 26, scholarship applications’ deadline July 31; santafefilminstitute .org. Santa Fe Independent Film Festival Open call for narrative, animated, student, and indigenous films for the Oct. 13-17 event; deadlines: (late) June 4; (final) July 16; application form and fees online; santafeindependent.com. The Santa Fe Plaza Concert Series AMP Concerts seeks submissions from bands interested in performing during the July 8Sept. 2 season; email a one-page description including the background of the band, with links to website, Bandcamp or Soundcloud pages, as well as live performance video links to submissions@ampconcerts.org by 5 p.m. May 24. Santa Fe Poet Laureate Application packet for this honorary position must include: name, address, and phone number; résumé, letter of interest, which includes a proposal and budget for an educational outreach project; plus three-five poems. Email applications to artscommission@santafenm.gov by Monday, May 17. Call 505-955-6707 for more information.

Community

Awesome Foundation Santa Fe Grant Applications for a $1,000 micro-grant accepted from individuals and groups involved in local projects aimed at improving the quality of life in Santa Fe through art, science, technology, and other creative endeavors. Apply online through May 31 at awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/ santafe. Visit facebook.com/awesomesantafe or email santafe@awesomefoundation.org for information. People for Native Ecosystems Volunteers needed to help in feeding prairie dogs around town 1 to 2 hours a week; feed provided. Call Pat at 505-988-1596.