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Nonprofit media company Shine Global hosted its first-ever Children’s Resilience in Film Awards on Thursday to celebrate the impact of children’s stories in filmmaking. With a breakfast and ceremony held at Paramount Pictures Studios, the event — of which The Hollywood Reporter was a sponsor — awarded ballet documentary Lift with the inaugural Children’s Resilience in Film Award, which included a 25,000 cash prize from Shine Global.

Directed by David J. Petersen, Lift shines a spotlight on homelessness in America through a group of young home-insecure ballet dancers enrolled in New York Theater Ballet’s Lift program and the mentor who inspires them, renowned ballet dancer Steven Melendez.

The runner-up nominees included Ham Tran’s Maika: The Girl From Another Galaxy, Engeli Broberg’s Gabi: Between Ages 8 and 13 and Jared Jakins’ Scenes From the Glittering World, all of which received a 2,500 cash prize.

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Shine Global has announced the nominated films for its first-ever Children’s Resilience in Film Award, which honors filmmakers who highlight and celebrate the power of children globally.

The four nominated films stem from Vietnam, Sweden/Denmark/Norway and the U.S.

The nominated films were selected from a pool of feature-length film submissions from 32 countries and will be screened in New York City from Sept. 16-18, followed by an award show breakfast in Los Angeles on Oct. 20 at which the winner will be announced. The winner will receive a cash prize of 25,000.

The jury panel consists of Kay Wilson Stallings, executive vp of creative and production, Sesame Workshop; Maria Perez Brown, head of kids and family, Time Studios; Amy Kennedy, children’s rights activist, educator and 2020 Democratic congressional nominee; Jana Sue Memel, Academy Award-winning producer; and The Hollywood Reporter’s senior awards analyst Scott Feinberg.

New York festival runs through June 19.

Andrew Herwitz’s The Film Sales Company has boarded three features in selection at Tribeca Festival as the event gets underway in New York today (June 8).

David Peteresen’s documentary Lift filmed over more than 10 years and follows the journey of Steven Melendez, a principal dancer with New York Theatre Ballet who as a child growing up in a homeless shelter in New York had no path to pursue his dreams.

When Melendez won a scholarship to study ballet after school his talent was unleashed. The film follows Melendez as he returns to the...

New York City’s theater world is home to many awards honoring stage veterans, but the Clive Barnes Award seeks to recognize the accomplishments of theater’s newest stars. With the awards ceremony slated for the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center on Monday, Dec. 10, the 2012 Clive Barnes Award nominees in the acting category include Joaquina Kalukango, Derek Klena, Rob McClure, and Stephen Tyrone Williams. For dance, the contenders are the New York City Ballet’s Lauren Lovette and Steven Melendez, and Dance Theater of Harlem’s Ashley Murphy. The winners will be announced during the ceremony and New York Post theater writer Michael Reidel will serve as host for the evening. This year’s presenters include Paloma Herrera and Frederic Franklin. Named after her late husband, critic and dance writer Clive, Valerie Taylor Barnes formed the Clive Barnes Foundation in 2009. A former Royal Ballet soloist, Taylor Barnes sought to...

On Monday, December 10th at 230pm, with an audience of 300 in attendance, the winners of the 3rd annual Clive Barnes Awards will be announced. With Michael Reidel serving as host, the presenters this year include Frederic Franklin, Cbe, Paloma Herrera, and Maya Johansen Bernes.The Clive Barnes Foundation have previously announced the nominees for the 2012 Clive Barnes Awards, a distinguished annual honor recognizing the work of young actors and dancers in New York City. This years' nominees for theatre are Joaquina Kalukango for her performance in Signature Theatre Company's production of Katori Hall's Hurt Village, Derek Klena for his performance in Second Stage Theatre's production of Dogfight, directed by Joe Mantello, Rob McClure for his performance in Chaplin, now in performances at the Barrymore Theatre, and Stephen Tyrone Williams for his performance in Signature Theatre Company's production of Athol Fugard's My Children, My Africa. For dance, the nominees...

The Clive Barnes Foundation and its Selection Committee have agreed on an impressive list of talented young nominees for the second Clive Barnes Awards. According to the NY Times, this year's nominees in theatre include Joaquina Kalukango Hurt Village Derek Klena Dog Fight Rob McClure Chaplin Stephen Tyrone Williams My Children, My Africa. The dance nominees include Lauren Lovette New York City Ballet Steven Melendez New York Theater Ballet and Ashley Murphy Dance Theater of Harlem.

Bill Melendez, best known for bringing the Peanuts characters to life with such classics as "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown," died Tuesday at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica. He was 91.

Melendez, the only animator permitted by Charles M. Schulz to work with the Peanuts characters, earned eight Emmy Awards, 17 Emmy nominations, one Oscar nomination and two Peabody Awards. He began his career at Disney and Warner Bros., working on classic characters at those studios, and spent more than 70 years in the entertainment industry.

In 1948, the Mexican native left Warner Bros. and for more than a decade served as a director and producer on more than 1,000 commercials and films for United Productions of America, Playhouse Pictures and John Sutherland Prods.

It was at UPA that Melendez started doing work for the New York-based J. Walter Thompson ad agency, whose client included Ford. The carmaker...