GirlsTalkBack on 103.2FM

Today's show was really packed with a wide range of topics and guests!

For those of you who may be considering a creative career change, or have always had a hankering for the film business, we spoke to Grainne MacLoone from Filmbase about the wide range of courses offered by Filmbase in Temple Bar.

                                                   
Courses from directing, to editing, to lighting, can be found here.

Grainne mentioned one particularly interesting seminar which is coming up at the end of this month - "Hollywood Screenwriting". Bring it on! James Bartlett, who is a writer and journalist living in LA, and is also a story analyst for the Sundance Institute, National Geographic Films, New Regency, UCLA and the Academy of Motion Pictures Nicholl Screenwriting Awards (phew! what a list!) will be speaking about the impact style can have on your script. James can apparently tell by the opening pages of a script whether the writer is based in the US or on this side of the Atlantic. So, budding writers, take note! The seminar costs €40 for members and €55 for non-members.


GTB had the pleasure of talking to Ray Senior, owner and founder of showbiz.ie and VIP pictures. Ray who is a self confessed Mr. nice guy admitted in studio that the only reason he set up his company was to get into high profile nightclubs and meet girls (we loved the honesty))!! He never imagined it to become the huge success that it is and to Rays delight it celebrated its 10th birthday this year!!

He confirmed that Irish celebrities do in fact tip the paps of on where they will be just to make it into the papers or onto a gossip site....so whenever you see an 'off guard' celeb lazing on a beach...just think they had prob set that all up themselves!!!

He told the girlstalkback team that there is definitely a love/hate relationship between the paparazzi and those being papped.....but let's be honest without them these celebs would never be known!!

If you fancy becoming a pap yourself and earning anything from €90 to €150 from the simple click of a camera, check out showbiz.ie on this link.

We chatted to Grainne Humphreys, The Director of the Jameson Film Festival. Grainne filled us in on the success of this years festival and told us all about the Hollywood greats  who graced our emerald isle over the two week period. This event seems to be getting bigger and better each year. Months and months of preparation and organisation certainly paid off as Colin Farrell was in attendance and opened up the film festival, accompanied by his girlfriend Alicja and the wonderful Neil Jordan . Last night then saw Tilda Swinton close the festival with her new film 'I Am Love', which she also directed. GTB were lucky enough to attend this event and even managed to say Hi to Tilda. She said she was a GTB fan too!!! Hopefully we can get her on the show someday soon! If you want to catch up on anything you missed from the Jameson Film Festival then log onto their website. 

GTB moved on to the more serious subject of Sex Addiction. The Centre for Sexual Addictions, Director of Counselling and Communication, Declan Fitzpatrick discussed the issue with GTB. The number of people in Ireland suffering from Sex Addiction is on the increase and this appears to be more common among the male population!!!With celebs such as Tiger Woods coming out to talk about his struggle with sex addiction, this may encourage others to come out who feel that they may be suffering too. It is definitely an addiction that people seem a little unsure over.....some people simply feel it is an excuse for infidelity or promiscuous behaviour?? What are your thoughts???

The Centre for Sexual Addiction offers help to those who feel they may be suffering from Sex Addiction. Check out their website here.