The studios were established in 1916 by the film pioneer Alexander Kolowrat for use by his Sascha-Film.
[1] After the First World War they functioned as the largest film studios of the new Austrian Republic and a number of major productions were made there during a boom period for the country's film industry during the silent era of the 1920s.
Following the Anschluss of 1938, Sievering was incorporated as part of the new company Wien Film by the Nazi authorities.
In 1949 the studio facilities were used for the production of the British film The Third Man by Carol Reed.
[4] The building housing the studios was demolished during the 1970s following the sharp decline in Austrian film production.