As president of Kaufman Astoria Studios (KAS), Hal Rosenbluth has helped to solidify
the historic Studio’s reputation as one of the largest and most comprehensive studio
campuses in New York City. Mr. Rosenbluth has lead the executive team that has
brought the glory days of Astoria Studios back while invigorating the neighborhood and
diversifying the business of KAS.

A 30-year veteran of KAS, Mr. Rosenbluth commenced his career with the Studio in
1980. Under his direction K/A/S Lighting was born and has grown to one of the largest
inventories in New York, servicing clients on stage and on location. The diversification
continued with the opening of KAS Music & Sound bringing to the studio one of the
industries finest audio facilities for recording and post-production. He oversaw KAS’s
expansion with the construction of Stage K, the new $22 million, 40,000-square-foot film
and television production studio that opened in March of 2010. Now, Mr. Rosenbluth
turns his attention to creating the only Studio Lot on the East Coast with the only outdoor
working stage for productions in NYC.

Mr. Rosenbluth plays an integral role in New York’s production industry and works with
government and industry to build a sustainable marketplace and attract feature films and
television productions to New York. Most recently the 12-acre Studio campus has been
home to high-profile movies such as Men In Black III, The Taking of Pelham 123, The
Smurfs Movie and popular TV programs “Sesame Street”, “Nurse Jackie” and the New
York portion of the “Hope For Haiti Now” telethon. KAS was also the home for the
classic television show “The Cosby Show”.

Through Mr. Rosenbluth’s leadership, the Studio has been an engine to grow its
neighborhood. The Studio campus attracted national retail and restaurant chains to the
neighborhood, reinvigorating this area of Astoria. The campus now boasts Starbucks and
Pizzeria Uno and features the Kaufman Astoria Stadium 14, a United Artist Cinema 14-
screen multiplex. In addition, Mr. Rosenbluth helped bring the state-of-the art Frank
Sinatra School of the Arts to the campus.

A graduate of the University of Florida, Mr. Rosenbluth was an advertising and
marketing executive prior to joining KAS. He is a member of the Board of Directors of
Long Island City Business Development Corporation, Exploring the Arts and the Queens
Council of the Arts. Mr. Rosenbluth and his wife Madalyn reside in Bronxville Heights,
New York.