The years leading up to the merger in 1958 were those in which notable artists of the Polish Film School created the reputation of the Łódź Film School as the most liberal and least Communist institution of higher education in Poland.
Tahun-tahun menjelang penggabungan pada tahun 1958 adalah saat-saat ketika artis-artis terkenal dari Sekolah Film Polandia menciptakan reputasi Sekolah Film Łódź sebagai lembaga pendidikan tinggi paling liberal dan kurang komunis di Polandia.