One of the pioneers of Dutch animation was Hungarian born filmmaker George Pal. He established a studio in Eindhoven in the 1930s and produced many refined animated commercials. Some of these films were shown as supporting programmes in cinemas and others, specifically commercials made for electronics company Philips, were distributed worldwide. Although George Pal lived in The Netherlands for a short period, his work raised the quality of Dutch animation. He influenced a generation of young Dutch animators who were inspired by his work and were educated in his studio. Just before the outbreak of the Second World War, George Pal left for Hollywood where he became well known for his feature films Less