KC Schulberg Biography

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For a period of six years, until 1998, when he resigned to move to Europe and form his own production company, K.C. Schulberg was under contract to NY-based Hallmark Entertainment, the world’s leading producer of movies and miniseries for television, and the third largest producer of American primetime programming. During that time, K.C. held various senior level positions including Production Supervisor and Sr. VP, Worldwide Marketing. As Production Supervisor, he was the number-two production executive, overseeing the company’s extensive slate of films.

In his capacity as head of worldwide marketing, K.C. crafted the company’s corporate image and the international marketing campaigns for the annual production slate of 60-80 movies. He presided over a golden era at Hallmark Entertainment when the company won the top slot in audience ratings and awards. Productions for which Schulberg was directly responsible included GULLIVER’S TRAVELS (5 Emmy Awards), starring Kristin Scott Thomas, Omar Sharif, Peter O’Toole and Ted Danson; THE ODYSSEY, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, starring Isabella Rossellini, Vanessa Williams and Armand Assante; STREETS OF LAREDO (2 Emmy Awards) by Larry McMurtry; GYPSY (National Board of Review winner) starring Bette Midler; and SCARLETT, THE SEQUEL TO GONE WITH THE WIND (3 Emmy Awards).

Prior to joining Hallmark, Schulberg was an independent producer and film executive who worked on more than twenty-five feature films, including the Universal Pictures release, KING OF NEW YORK, directed by Abel Ferrara, starring Christopher Walken, Wesley Snipes and Laurence Fishburne; Luc Besson’s THE BIG BLUE, produced by Gaumont, starring Jean-Marc Barr, Jean Reno and Rosanna Arquette; WAITING FOR THE MOON (Sundance Grand Prize Winner) starring Oscar-winner Linda Hunt; and CANDY MOUNTAIN, directed by Robert Frank, starring Tom Waits and Leon Redbone.

K.C.'s exposure to the film world extends beyond his own personal experiences, being a third-generation film executive. His grandfather, B.P. Schulberg, produced the first film to win the Academy Award, WINGS (1927) and ran Paramount Studios during Hollywood’s Golden Era from 1927 until 1937. His father, Stuart Schulberg, was an independent producer/director and prominent television producer who served for ten years as executive producer of THE TODAY SHOW. His uncle, Budd Schulberg, penned the screenplay for ON THE WATERFRONT (8 Academy Awards) and wrote the seminal Hollywood novel, WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN?

Additionally, Schulberg was guest lecturer at both Columbia University and NYU Graduate Film Schools. He has been twice invited to participate in the Cinemart Producer's Panel at the Rotterdam International Film Festival, has served on the jury of the Avignon/New York Film Festival and is a member of the European Film Academy.