CSPAN Student Documentary Competition

[Frank W. Baker]

C-SPAN is excited to announce the launch of this year’s StudentCam competition. Now in its eleventh year, this national contest invites all middle school students (grades 6-8) and high school students (grades 9-12) to create a 5-7 minute documentary, based on the theme:

“The Three Branches & You"
Tell a story that demonstrates how a policy, law, or action by either the executive, legislative, or judicial branch has affected you or your community.”

Competition requirements include:

• Students may compete individually, or in teams of either 2 or 3 members.
• Documentaries must contain a small amount of supporting C-SPAN footage.
• Entries must show varying sides of the issue.
• Students must submit their entry form and video by January 20, 2015.

C-SPAN awards a total of $100,000 in cash prizes! Students compete for a chance to win one of 150 prizes. Teachers also have the opportunity to win one of 53 Faculty Advisor prizes.

Please visit our website for tips, sample lessons and rubrics, and short video tutorials to guide you and your students through the process of creating a short documentary. You will also find a complete list of rules and requirements, as well as all past winning videos at www.studentcam.org.

2015 StudentCam Poster 
*Teachers, if you would like to receive a FREE printed version of this poster to display in your classroom, please email us with your preferred postal address.

If you have any questions, please call our Educators’ Hotline at 800-523-7586, or email [e-mail].