It was founded in 1947 by brothers Zdzisław and Maciej Lachur with Władysław Nehrebecki, Leszek Lorek, Alfred Ledwig, Mieczysław Poznański, Aleksander Rohoziński, Wiktor Sakowicz, Rufin Struzik, and Wacław Wajser. The studio was established on 1 September 1947 as Eksperymentalne Studio Filmów Rysunkowych (Experimental Animated Film Studio) operating at the office of Trybuna Robotnicza (Worker's Tribune) newspaper. In 1948, the studio moved to Wisła, and then to Bielsko.[1]