Filmmaker Panel

Join us for a unique opportunity to hear from and engage with award-winning filmmakers Curtis Collins, Ken Sneeden, and John Paluzzi. Each panelist brings a wealth of experience and a passion for storytelling that will inspire and inform aspiring filmmakers and enthusiasts alike.

Curtis Collins

Curtis was born in 1969 in Selma, Alabama and raised in Wooster, Ohio. Upon graduation from Wooster High School, Curtis obtained his Associate Degree in Business Management from the University of Ohio. His passion for writing began in 1992. Through immersion into the entire creative process of filmmaking, Curtis has developed into an award winning Writer and Director. He is a proud father of four.

Ken Sneeden of Ken Sneeden & Associates 

Ken Sneeden, an award-winning former broadcast journalist and television station executive. Sneeden was the creator of the nationally recognized Golden Apple Teacher Recognition Awards television production and continues to provide professional and volunteer services to local, regional and state public service efforts. For the past several years, he has donated multimedia production services to former Florida Governor Jeb Bush’s “Celebration of Reading” presentation in Naples, produced by VolunteerUSA. Messages produced by the company include video productions, live and interactive multimedia presentations, and touch screen kiosks.

John Paluzzi of Full Circle Productions

Paluzzi launched Full Circle Productions, based out of Fort Myers, Florida, in 1999 with a dream of making his creative passion for video and film production his professional career. Through the years he and his team have had the opportunity to work with high profile network stations and seasoned industry professionals while documenting historical events around the world. Paluzzi’s recent 2020 Super Bowl LIV pre-show assignment involved capturing player interviews and specialty celebrity guest segments with actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and recording artist Pitbull prior to the Sunday big game kick-off. Often working alongside a qualified team of professionals, he describes collaborating with clients both large and small to require teamwork, drive, and extreme focus.