Lights, Camera, Save!

The Lights, Camera, Save! video contest is a call for teens to use their imagination to educate themselves and their peers about the value of building sound financial habits before adulthood.

Lights, Camera, Save!

2020-2021 Program Announcement

If you’re between 13 and 18 and ready to put your creativity (and your personal finance knowledge) to the test, then the American Bankers Association Foundation Lights, Camera, Save! video contest is for you! Send in a 30-second video about ways to be financially responsible, along with your Contestant Submission Packet, and you’re on your way to winning.

Did you know? American Riviera Bank's winner, Michaela Oh, went on to win the National Competition last year! She won $300 from American Riviera Bank and $5,000 from the American Bankers Association!

You can watch last year's winning entries here! 

Ideas for Video Topics

  • Automatic Savings
  • Budgeting
  • Credit Score
  • Debt
  • Direct Deposit
  • Emergency Fund
  • Paying for College
  • Protecting Your Identity
  • Retirement

How to Enter

  1. Submit your Contestant Submission Packet to [email protected] on or before March 1 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET (8:59:59 p.m. PT).
  2. Upload your video within 24 hours to the FileCloud link we send you.

Student Materials

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