- Jeffrey Sharp
Jeffrey "Jeff" Sharp is one of New York's most prominent independent film producers. Over the past ten years, he has produced several notable features.
Writer/director
Kimberly Peirce 's debut film, "Boys Don't Cry", starringHilary Swank andChloë Sevigny , premiered to great acclaim in the fall of 1999. Among other honors accorded the film, Ms. Swank won theAcademy Award and theGolden Globe Award forBest Actress , while Ms. Sevigny was nominated by both for her supporting role. With his fellow producers, Jeff Sharp was nominated for anIndependent Spirit Award in the Best Picture category, among other honors.The following winter, writer/director
Kenneth Lonergan 's debut film "You Can Count on Me" premiered at theSundance Film Festival , where it won two awards including the Grand Jury Prize. Mr. Lonergan subsequently earned nominations from both the Academy and theHollywood Foreign Press Association for his screenplay. Additionally, the film's leading ladyLaura Linney received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, among other accolades.Mark Ruffalo also received an Independent Spirit Award nomination, among other citations for his effort. For his role as Producer, Jeff Sharp received a Best Picture nomination from the Independent Spirit Awards.His next film as producer was
Douglas McGrath 's, "Nicholas Nickleby", adapted by the writer/director fromCharles Dickens 's novel. With his fellow producers, Mr. Sharp was nominated for a Golden Globe in the category of Best Picture (comedy or musical).His subsequent films as producer include
Michael Mayer 's debut feature, "A Home at the End of the World", whichMichael Cunningham adapted from his novel, John Madden's "Proof", adapted fromDavid Auburn 'sPulitzer Prize winning play, for whichGwyneth Paltrow received a Golden Globe Award nomination, andPatrick Stettner 's "The Night Listener ", which was adapted fromArmistead Maupin 's novel and starsToni Collette oppositeRobin Williams .Mr. Sharp's most recent release is the multi-generational drama, "Evening". Starring
Claire Danes ,Toni Collette ,Vanessa Redgrave ,Patrick Wilson ,Hugh Dancy ,Natasha Richardson ,Mamie Gummer ,Eileen Atkins ,Meryl Streep , andGlenn Close , the film brings together two generations of eminent Hollywood actresses.Mr. Sharp was a founding partner of the production company Hart Sharp Entertainment, which he ran with John Hart from 1996 through 2006. The two were also partners in Hart Sharp Video, an independent distribution company that issued numerous of video and DVD releases. These included
Morgan Spurlock 's Academy Award-nominated documentary feature "Super Size Me " and theNew York Yankees anthology set "Yankeeography ".Jeffrey Sharp holds an M.F.A. from
Columbia University and a B.A. fromColgate University . He serves on the boards ofLiteracy Partners and theNational Foundation for Facial Reconstruction ; as well as on the advisory board of theHamptons International Film Festival , which he also chairs.In 2005, Mr. Sharp was honored with the
Andrew Sarris Award from Columbia University¹s School of the Arts, for his contribution to independent film.He is currently the President and CEO of Sharp Independent, a New York-based independent film production company.
Jeffrey Sharp is the son of Dr.
William Sharp (Scientist) .External links
* [http://www.sharpindependent.com Official Sharp Independent website]
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