New York, Aug. 12 -- Filmmaker Steven Spielberg has been selected as the honouree for the Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) annual Film Benefit, presented by Chanel, with the gala scheduled to take place in New York on November 12, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

As part of the tribute, MoMA will host a screening series celebrating Spielberg's work at the Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters.

Eight of Spielberg's films are part of MoMA's collection, including 'The Sugarland Express' (1974), 'Jaws' (1975), 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (1977), 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' (1981), 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1982), 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom' (1984), 'The Color Purple' (1985) and 'Empire of the Sun' (1987).

The announcement com...