Sofia Coppola to Receive MoMA‘s 2025 Film benefit, Retrospective Planned
New York, NY – Filmmaker Sofia coppola will be honored by the museum of Modern Art (MoMA) at its 2025 Film Benefit, presented by Chanel, on november 12 in New York City. The annual benefit supports MoMA’s film collection and programming, encompassing over 30,000 films, 1.5 million stills, and a robust schedule of screenings and festivals.
Coppola’s recognition underscores MoMA’s commitment to celebrating influential figures in cinema and highlights her significant contributions to the art form. Five of her feature films – “The Virgin Suicides” (1999), “Lost in Translation” (2003), “Marie Antoinette” (2006), “Somewhere” (2010), and “The Bling Ring” (2013) – are already part of the museum’s permanent collection. She won an Academy Award for best original screenplay for “Lost in Translation” and received nominations for best director and best picture for the same film.
MoMA’s Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film, Rajendra Roy, stated, “Developing long-term relationships with artists is one of the profound privileges and responsibilities for an institution like MoMA. Sofia Coppola has been a part of the Museum’s artist family since her emergence as an acclaimed director over 25 years ago. We celebrated her in 2004 as a part of our ‘Work in Progress’ series, and we are thrilled to welcome her back now as a field-leading icon.”
In conjunction with the Film Benefit, MoMA will host a extensive retrospective, “Sofia Coppola: A Tribute,” featuring all nine of her feature films and her 1998 short film, “Lick The Star.” Screenings will be held in the Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters from October 30 through November 16.