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Documentary on filming in Philadelphia airs Friday

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This documentary takes you to some of the more memorable movie locations that are right outside your door. Filmadelphia also provides inside knowledge about making movies from start to finish and touches upon the recent tax incentives created to bring more movies here. The film featuring interviews with Excutive Director of The Philadelphia Film office Sharon Pinkenson, production coordinator Erin Jackson Wagner, Philadelphia tour guide Nonnie, and David Raynor who has worked on projects such as The Silver Linings Playbook, Dead Man Down, and Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen.

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Season Finale of The Grog Show airs Saturday

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The Grog Show ends their third season tomorrow, Saturday July 20 at 4:30 p.m. The finale, titled “Renewal,” has our trusty Grog Show heroes Karl and Jake traveling to New York City to get their show seen and possibly selected for distribution by the famous media streaming service Nitflex, which was introduced in the last episode (available to watch online here).

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The Grog Show‘s creators are Temple Film and Media Arts majors Jake Rasmussen and Karl Weimar. For more information about Jake and Karl visit grogmovies.com.

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Sleep Where You Fall on TUTV

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Evan Lescallette, Gianna Brown, and Chaz Flores made Sleep Where You Fall, a movie about a young man suffering from narcolepsy. Although his sleeping problem disrupts his life, he prefers dreaming to reality and finds it difficult to manage both. Watch it on TUTV this Friday, July 19 at 12:30 p.m. It will re-air at 8:30 p.m.

Watch it online here.

We Make The Call starts a new season Saturday

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TUTV’s hour-long sports talk show, We Make The Call, will make its season premiere Saturday at 12:30 p.m. on July 13. It will re-air at 8:30 p.m. The show has been running since 2011 featuring a broad range of sports fans discussing up-to-date sports news.

New drama film by Temple students premieres Friday

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TUTV presents a new drama film written, directed and shot by Temple students. The Valley portrays a young man whose aimlessness causes him many hardships over a period of two years.  It premieres this Friday, July 12 at 12 p.m., re-airing at 8 p.m. Watch it on Comcast channel 50, Verizon channel 45 or online.

Jake, played by Sean Negron, has recently graduated from high school and finds himself lost and unmotivated, in contrast to his older brother who achieves many successes. The Valley was produced by Lucas Proctor, Daniela Acosta, Nick Nelson, and Steffany Ramos.

Created as a part of Professor Kristine Trever Weatherston’s Media Studies and Production class, The Valley won 3rd place in the Best Script category at the 2013 Temple University MSP Awards.

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Philadelphia Mural Arts Program is the focus of new doc

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TUTV airs another Temple student produced documentary this Friday, June 5 at 12:30 p.m. The Power of Paint: Philadelphia Murals focuses on how the Mural Arts program provides a unique opportunity to showcase local artistic talent and expose their creative visions right on the city streets. The film was created, directed and produced by Ashley Lewis, Teresa Lundy, Kayla McBride, and Jarrett Ireland.

Their purpose in making the doc was to show how murals are a valuable enhancement to communities, buildings and personal development. To present the impact of murals, the documentary features interviews with a high school teacher, police officer, religious leaders and more. It will rebroadcast at 8:30 p.m. on Comcast channel 50, Verizon 45 and online.

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Season finales for The Grog Show and Tell All premiere this week

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The Grog Show and Tell All are rounding out their summer/spring seasons this weekend on TUTV.  Tune into a second staff edition of Tell All Friday, June 28 at 11:30 a.m. The third and final episode of Season 3 of The Grog Show airs Saturday June 29 at 4:30 pm. Both are available to watch on Comcast channel 50, Verizon channel 45 and online.

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Also, don’t forget to check out another airing of Smile, a Temple student made dark comedy, which airs Saturday, June 29 at 3:30 p.m., and a rerun of Quarter Life Crisis, another student production, at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26. Click here to learn more about Smile, and here for Quarter Life Crisis.

College of Science and Technology Commencement Ceremony on TUTV

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TUTV will air the 2013 Spring CST Graduation Ceremony Thursday, June 27 at 1 p.m. Watch it online everywhere or on cable channels Comcast 50 & Verizon 45 in the city of Philadelphia.

Documentary on disabled young adults premieres Friday

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TUTV is happy to present another insightful documentary into an often overlooked set of Philadelphians. Ability Speaks is a documentary made by Temple students that aims to spread awareness of the unique difficulties young adults with disabilities in the Philadelphia area face. The film achieves this by peering into their day to day lives and depicting how they cope with entering society after they are finished with their schooling. The documentary also features programs that are available to help adults struggling with disabilities, including the Kaleidoscope Family Solutions and the T.O.D.A.Y. Program.

A lot of times society tends to focus on the needs of disabled children but what happens when those children grow up and are out of the system? Find out by tuning into TUTV at 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 28. It will re-air at 8:30 p.m.

The film was made by Temple students Kristalyn Anderson, Sean Sullivan, and Ana Duda for a media production class taught by Kristin Trever Weatherston.

New TUTV program highlights Temple community

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A new show highlighting the diverse talented and accomplished people within Temple University’s community premieres Saturday, June 15 at 12:30 p.m. The first episode features acclaimed Temple student and precocious comedian Steve Lipman. Watch it online now!

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New student produced doc highlights a historical Philly oasis

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TUTV presents a new documentary made by Temple students that tells the story of one of Philadelphia’s most beautiful and historic sites: the Wissahickon Valley. Wissahickon is a film produced, directed and edited by Erica Hochman, Ben Hyclak, Tessa Sulkes and Andrew Weigel for MSP professor Kristin Trever Weatherston’s production class. It premieres on Comcast channel 50, Verizon channel 45 and online on Friday at 12:30 p.m. and it will be re-aired the same day at 8:30 p.m. 

The doc features interviews with members of the Friends of the Wissahickon group and Philadelphia Parks and Recreation employees in addition to original music by MSP graduate Erica Hochman and the band Modern Baseball. The film highlights the ups and lows of having such a unique ecosystem so closely entwined with the urban environment. The Wissahickon is a creek that runs through Northwest Philadelphia and features buildings and structures dating back to the time when Europeans first settled in the Pennsylvania region.

“Smile” wins Best Long Form Production at MSP Awards

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The comedy first premiered on TUTV in January and will re-air Saturday at 3:30 and 11:30 p.m. Don’t miss this award-winning student production again!

Smile was written, directed and produced by Temple students Jonah Cooper, Saba Aragai, Kevin Manley and David Schneider. The program was developed as a part of the Department of Media Studies and Production (MSP) Producing and Directing and Graduate TV Production courses taught by Professor Kristine Trever Weatherston. This dark comedy follows Nathan, a down on his luck guy who becomes involved with a bizarre group that believe in an all-powerful “Smile”.

Smile is also available to watch online here!

Memorial Day Music Marathon

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TUTV happily presents an all-music Monday this Memorial Day, May 27. We’ll be airing our favorite music programs American Music Research Foundation (AMRF) and Jook Joint, and documentaries Genghis Blues and Jazz is My Native Language. Tune in for good tunes to set the mood during your backyard BBQ on Comcast 50 and Verizon 45 in Philadelphia and online everywhere.

The Grog Show Returns

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The hilarious duo is back again with an all-new season airing Saturdays at 4:30 p.m. Watch the teaser, and don’t miss the second episode airing Saturday, June 22 at 4:30 p.m. on TUTV: Comcast channel 50, Verizon 45, and online at templetv.net/watch-live. Watch the first episode of season three here, and revisit all episodes of seasons one and two of The Grog Show here.

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2013 MSP Awards air on TUTV today

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Tune into the 2013 MSP Awards hosted by NBC 10 anchorwoman Jillian Mele today at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m. The Media Studies and Production Dept in the School of Media and Communication (SMC) presents this annual ceremony where students are awarded scholarships and prizes.