One of the crucial figures in the history of Filmoteka is Łukasz Ronduda, an art historian, curator and, since recently, a film director.

As he was working at another important art institution in Warsaw - the Centre for Contemporary Art, he began his research on the avant-garde of the 1970s.

During the study, while contacting artists, Ronduda collected a substantial number of films, which he made digital copies of, thus creating an archive of previously inaccessible materials from private collections stored on disused media. He proceeds to present these findings during exhibitions and previews. Ronduda’s archive became the cornerstone of Filmoteka’s collection. 

This period of intensive research concluded with the publication of the book titled Polish Art of the 70s in 2009, whose graphics were designed by artist Piotr Uklański.

In the same time the Museum of Modern Art was established, and its director, Joanna Mytkowska, assigned Ronduda with the task of creating Museum’s film department.. Ronduda, as a curator, also contributed to the elaboration of the concept of the Museum itself.