Enter the Lights, Camera, Save! Video Contest

The 2024-2025 Lights, Camera, Save! contest is now over – congratulations to the winners! Information for the 2025-2026 contest will be available this summer.

What is Lights, Camera, Save!, anyway?

ABA Foundation and bankers across the country want to empower teens to educate their peers about the value of good money habits. So, we created an annual contest that runs through your local bank.

When the contest kicks off, students between 13 and 18 years of age can send a 30-second, self-made video to their host bank. Banks then choose a winner to submit to the national contest for a chance to win one of three cash prizes – worth $9,000 in total!

Ideas for video topics

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

Want to grow your bank account?

Put your creativity to the test and enter to win! Three prizes are up for grabs: $1,000, $2,500 and the grand prize of $5,000 to fund your savings goal!

Think you can create the next winning video?

Check out the contest rules and click on the link for a list of host banks in your state.
View previous winning contest videos.
Don't see a participating bank in your state? Send us an email!

Are you a bank looking to host a contest?

Learn more and register your participation by visiting aba.com/lightscamerasave.

ABA Foundation

ABA Foundation, a 501(c)3, provides free programs and resources to help banks support the financial well-being of their customers and communities.