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MoMA 2010 Film Benefit |
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Martha Raddatz, honoree Kathryn Bigelow, co-chair Jodie Foster, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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The Museum of Modern Art’s 2010 Film Benefit, held on November 10, 2010, honored the Academy Award-winning writer-director Kathryn Bigelow. Co-chairs for this year’s event were Ralph Fiennes, Harrison Ford, Jodie Foster, Hilary and Wilbur Ross, and Lizzie and Jonathan Tisch. Honorary Co-chairs were Marie-Josée Kravis and Jerry I. Speyer. The event raises funds to ensure that great works of cinema continue to join the collection of The Museum of Modern Art.
The Film Benefit included a cocktail reception in MoMA’s Agnes Gund Garden Lobby, a special presentation in MoMA’s Titus Theater recognizing Bigelow’s acclaimed directorial work, and a formal dinner in MoMA’s Donald B. and Catherine C. Marron Atrium. The event concluded with an after-party featuring a special acoustic performance by the acclaimed Canadian indie rock band Metric, followed by DJ sets by Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Nate Lowman.
A selection of Bigelow’s films are represented within the Museum’s collection, including Point Break (1991), Blue Steel (1989), Near Dark, The Loveless (1982), and Set-Up (1978). In June 2011, MoMA will present a retrospective of Bigelow’s entire career with screenings of all of her feature films, including the Academy Award-winning film The Hurt Locker (2008), K-19: The Widowmaker (2002), The Weight of Water (2000), and Strange Days (1995). In conjunction with the retrospective, the Museum has acquired Bigelow’s paper archive, which documents all of her film projects from Set-Up to The Hurt Locker, from pre-production research through production notes to post-release publicity and press materials. The archive contains both process and creative documentation such as storyboards, scripts, filming schedules, location scouting reports, and casting notes. The collection also includes unrealized scripts and other projects.
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MoMA Chief Curator, Film, Rajendra Roy, Kathryn Bigelow, MoMA President, Marie Josee Kravis, and Anthony Mackie.
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Co-chairs Jonathan Tisch and Lizzie Tisch.
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Wendi Murdoch and co-chair Hillary Ross.
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Mark Boal, Rich Ross, Rajendra Roy.
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Michael Lynne and Ninah Lynne.
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Guest, Marina Abramovic.
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Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Murdoch.
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| Photos: Kevin Tachman |
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