Sofia Coppola to be honoured at New York’s MoMA Film Benefit 2025

Oscar-winning filmmaker Sofia Coppola is set to be celebrated at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City this year. The annual Film Benefit, which supports the museum’s film department, will take place on November 12, 2025, and will honour Coppola for her remarkable contributions to cinema, Variety reported.

MoMA’s Film Benefit raises funds to maintain and expand the museum’s vast film collection, which includes over 30,000 films and 1.5 million film stills. The department also hosts screenings, premieres, retrospectives, and festivals throughout the year.

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Each year, the Benefit recognises actors, directors, and writers who have had a major impact on the film industry. And, Sofia Coppola fits that description perfectly.

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Coppola first appeared on screen as a child actor but quickly made her mark behind the camera. Over her career, she has written and directed nine feature films, five of which are part of MoMA’s permanent collection: ‘The Virgin Suicides’ (1999), ‘Lost in Translation’ (2003), ‘Marie Antoinette’ (2006), ‘Somewhere’ (2010), and ‘The Bling Ring’ (2013).

 

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Her 2003 masterpiece ‘Lost in Translation’ brought her worldwide acclaim. Coppola won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film and received nominations for both Best Director and Best Picture.

Rajendra Roy, MoMA’s Celeste Bartos Chief Curator of Film, praised Coppola’s long-standing relationship with the museum. He said, “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 happy to welcome her back now as a field-leading icon.”

To honour her career, MoMA is planning a special film series called “Sofia Coppola: A Tribute.” From October 30 through November 16, all nine of her feature films will have screening at the museum’s Roy and Niuta Titus Theatres. Fans and cinephiles will also get a chance to watch her 1998 short film, ‘Lick The Star’.