C-Span Student Cam

One of the clearest ways you can set your video apart from other participants in the competition is to interview “experts” – people who are particularly knowledgeable about your chosen topic, work in a related field, or even those who may have been personally affected by laws or policies related to the issue you are[...]

One of the more challenging aspects of the StudentCam competition can be finding clips of C-SPAN video programming that best complement your documentary’s theme. You should NOT be paying to download C-SPAN footage for use in your documentary.

TEACHERS: If you haven’t already requested copies of our 2027 StudentCam competition poster and would like us to mail you a FREE printed version of our 11″ x 17″ poster to display in your classroom, please click here to submit your postal address, and the number of posters you would like us to mail. Posters will be mailed[...]

Consider sharing photos from behind the scenes of your documentary production for your chance to win a $100 cash prize! This year, C-SPAN will select and award up to 10 teams who will each receive a $100 cash prize simply for sharing photos from the production of their StudentCam documentary on social media.

Chelsea Chen from Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring, Maryland won 3rd Prize in the Middle School Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for her video titled, “Our Future Protectors: The Civil Military Gap.” As a 3rd Prize winner, Chelsea receives $750 in prize money. StudentCam is C-SPAN’s annual national video document

Audrey Cheung, Matthew Dinh, & Racko Lee Cabunoc from Yerba Buena High School in San Jose, California won 3rd Prize in the High School Western Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, “The Modern Ethnic Struggle,” about the past and present-day challenges of Asian communities, including Japanese and Fil

Salem Safadi, Samuel Evans, & Sergio Ortiz Lugo from Wake Stem Early College High School in Cary, North Carolina won 3rd Prize in the High School Eastern Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, “The Uncounted Voice: Youth, Democracy, & the Ballot Box.” As 3rd Prize winners, the team will[...]

Rehan Mathew Koshy from Walter Payton College Preparatory High School in Chicago, Illinois won 3rd Prize in the High School Central Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for his video titled, “Life, Liberty, and the Zip Code,” about how the values stated in the Declaration of Independence connect to the major contemporary i

Josie Connor & Mia Martin from Correia Middle School in San Diego, California won 3rd Prize in the Middle School Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for their video titled, “The Writer’s Declaration: 148 Days To Save Hollywood, about the WGA strike of 2023.” As 3rd Prize winners, they will receive $750 in[...]

Andrew Neville from Viewpoint School in Calabasas, California won 3rd Prize in the High School Western Division of the 2026 C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition for his video titled, “The 2025 Calabasas Landfill Controversy.” As a 3rd Prize winner, Andrew collects $750 in prize money. StudentCam is C-SPAN’s annual national video documentary co