베를린영화제 심사위원 대상 수상작인 홍상수 감독, 이자벨 위페르 주연 '여행자의 필요'.

뉴욕현대미술관(MoMA) 영화부는 매년 말 한해의 대표작들을 모아 상영하는 영화제 'The Contenders'를 연다. 극장 개봉작에서 칸, 베를린, 베니스, 뉴욕 등 영화제 상영작 및 독립 컬트 영화 등을 선별해 상영한다.

MoMA 영화관의 대형 스크린으로 영화를 감상할 수 있으며, 내년 아카데미상 후보작도 점쳐볼 수 있는 기회다. 'The Contenders 2024'엔 칸영화제 황금종려상 수상작인 '아노라(Anora)', 베를린영화제 황금곰상 수상 다큐멘터리 '다호미(Dahomey)', 홍상수 감독의 '여행자의 필요(Traveler's Need, 12/26, 7PM)'도 상영된다.

티켓은 각 영화 상영 2주 전부터 Explore 카테고리 이상의 MoMA 멤버에게 제공된다. 상영 1주일 전엔 멤버와 일반에 추가 티켓이 제공된다. 

The Contenders 2024

November 1, 2024 – January 08, 2025

The Museum of Modern Art

The Museum of Modern Art announces its selection of the best and boldest films of 2024 for the 17th annual edition of The Contenders, running November 1, 2024, through January 8, 2025.

Opening the series is September 5, directed by Tim Fehlbaum and starring Peter Sarsgaard, John Magaro, Ben Chaplin, and Leonie Benesch, which premiered at the 81st Venice International Film Festival in August 2024. The film, which will be released in the United States on November 29, 2024, is set during the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics and follows an American Sports broadcasting team that quickly adapted from sports reporting to live coverage of the Israeli athletes taken hostage. The screening on November 1 will be followed by a conversation with actor Peter Sarsgaard.

Other notable screenings include Universal Language on November 7 (post-screening conversation with director Matthew Rankin and screenwriter Ila Firouzabadi), Sing Sing on November 8 (post-screening discussion with the cast, Clarence ‘Divine Eye’ Maclin, Jon-Adrian ‘JJ’ Velazquez, and Sean ‘Dino’ Johnson), His Three Daughters on November 10 (post-screening conversation with writer/director Azazel Jacobs), Janet Planet on November 19 (post-screening conversation with writer/director Annie Baker), A Real Pain on November 22 (post-screening conversation with writer, director, and actor Jesse Eisenberg), Between the Temples on November 26 (post-screening conversation with writer/director Nathan Silver), The Brutalist on December 15 (post-screening conversation with writer/director Brady Corbet), and Nickel Boys on January 8 (introduced by writer/director RaMell Ross).

https://www.moma.org/calendar/film/5762