StudentCam Winners Announcement

Click here to view the complete list of winning documentaries in StudentCam 2013

C-SPAN is pleased to announce the 75 winning videos in the 2013 StudentCam competition! A hearty congratulations to each of the winning documentarians, whose videos competed among the record-setting 1,893 films that were received in this year's competition. A total of 3,753 students representing 44 states, as well as Washington DC, and Taiwan, took part in the competition.

We thank all of the students and faculty advisors who participated. We hope that creating your documentary was a rewarding learning experience, and that you enjoyed making them as much as we enjoyed watching them. We encourage students who remain eligible to compete in the 2014 competition to participate once again. Details about the 2014 competition will be available in July, 2013.


What is StudentCam?

StudentCam is C-SPAN's annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think seriously about issues that affect our communities and our nation. This year students were asked to create a short (5-8 minute) video documentary on a topic related to the competition theme listed below.


2013 StudentCam Theme

“Message to the President”
What’s the most important issue that the president should consider in 2013?



Competition Requirements

  • The competition is open to all students in grades 6-12. Grades 6-8 compete in the Middle School category, and grades 9-12 compete in the High School category.
  • Students may compete individually, or in teams of either 2 or 3 members.
  • All documentaries must contain a small amount of supporting C-SPAN footage that relates to the chosen topic. Downloadable C-SPAN footage can be found here.
  • C-SPAN’s philosophy is to show varying sides of each issue. Winning StudentCam documentaries will also show varying sides related to the chosen topic.
  • Documentaries must be between 5-8 minutes. End credits, if applicable, may run longer than the 8 minute time frame.
  • Entries must contain either end credits or a works cited list. A works cited list may be emailed to
    educate@c-span.org


For a complete list of competition rules, click here.