Announcing the 75 Winning Videos of StudentCam 2012!
C-SPAN is pleased to announce the 75 winning videos in the 2012 StudentCam competition! Congratulations to each of the winning filmmakers, whose documentaries competed among the record-setting 1,203 films that were received in this year's competition.
To view the full list of 75 winning videos, click here.
A warm thank you once again to all of the students for their hard work, and to the parents and faculty advisors for their support throughout the competition.
Click here to view a video of Joanne Wheeler, C-SPAN's VP of Education Relations, discussing the 2012 Studentcam competition.
Click here to view a video of Pam McGorry, C-SPAN's Education Program Specialist, announcing the winners of the 2012 StudentCam competition.
What is StudentCam?
C-SPAN's StudentCam is an 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.
2012 StudentCam Theme
“The Constitution and You: Select any provision of the U.S. Constitution and create a video illustrating why it’s important to you.”
Students were asked to focus on any section of the Preamble, Articles, or Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
Competition Requirements
- The competition is open to all students in grades 6-12.
- Students may compete individually or in teams of up to 3 members.
- All documentaries must contain C-SPAN footage that relates to the chosen topic.
- C-SPAN’s philosophy is to show varying sides of an issue. Winning StudentCam documentaries will also show varying sides of the chosen topic.
- Documentaries must be between 5-8 minutes.
- Entries must contain credits or a works cited list.
- All documentaries must be uploaded and received at C-SPAN by midnight on January 20, 2012.