Cinesthesia Volume 2 | Issue 1 Article 2 4-1-2013 For Country, For Women: Women Directors in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania Kathleen McEneaney Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cine Part of the Film and Media Studies Commons Recommended Citation McEneaney, Kathleen (2013) "For Country, For Women: Women Directors in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania," Cinesthesia: Vol. 2 : Iss. 1 , Article 2. Available at: http://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cine/vol2/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Cinesthesia by an authorized editor of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. McEneaney: For Country, For Women For Country, For Women Women Directors in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Romania Women have been involved in film since the creation of the industry over 120 years ago. However, the roles for women have been rather limited; they were either in front of the camera, shoved in the costume or makeup department, or fulfilled the duties of “script girl.” While women have been able to expand the roles offered to them in the film industry, there is still an extreme shortage of women in the technical departments, including directing. Cochran writes, “In a study published last year, Professor Martha Lauzen of San Diego State University found that only 9% of Hollywood directors in 2008 were women-the same figure she had recorded in 1998” (Cochrane np). While they are by no means a large force within the industry, female directors are fighting to create their works and leave an impact, often while telling the stories of women and issues that are prevalent to women.