Witold Giersz is a director of animated films, and one of the most important creators of Polish animation. In the years 1950-56 he worked at the Animated Film Studio in Bielsko-Biała, and from 1956 he joined the Miniature Film Studio in Warsaw. In the years 1985-92 he was the artistic director of the Television Studio of Animated Films in Poznań. Member of the Polish Filmmakers Association (in the years 1966-1983 and 1987-2022 a member of its Main Board), the Association of Polish Artists and the Association of Authors ZAIKS.