Sharp is a member of AMPAS ( The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ) , BAFTA ( British Academy of Film and Television Arts ) and the PGA ( Producers Guild of America ) . Sharp currently is the Chair of the Hamptons International Film Festival Advisory Board , member of the Board of Literacy Partners , and has served as Special Advisor for the Book Meets Film Forum at the Taipei International Book Expo , as well as London Book Fair , Frankfurt Book Fair and BookExpo of America . Sharp won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature for You Can Count on Me , was nominated for a Best Picture Golden Globe for Nicholas Nickleby , and was honored with the Andrew Sarris Award in 2005 from the Columbia University School of the Arts for his contribution to independent film . Sharp graduated with an MFA in Film Studies from Columbia University and a BA from Colgate University
Hamptons International Film Festival
Hamptons International Film Festival
Jeffrey Sharp