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John Malkovich becomes Best Actor Oscar frontrunner after winning Venice Film Festival prize

Danish drama ‘Woman Unknown’ won the Golden Lion prize for Best Film

The Independent UK · Sep 12

Danish WWII drama wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival

A Danish WWII drama about a woman trying to hide a wartime relationship with a Nazi was awared top prize on Saturday at The Venice Film Festival, while Gaza documentary NAZA snagged the special jury prize. "Unknown Woman" had been a major talking point of the festival due to its…

France 24 · Sep 12

'Woman Unknown' wins Golden Lion award at the 83rd Venice Film Festival while 'Naza' wins special jury prize

El-Toukhy's drama depicts the life of a young nanny and housekeeper who marries her wealthy and older widower employer, but harbours a shameful secret that threatens to unravel her new life and status in the post-World War II anarchy.

Euronews · Sep 12

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NAZA awarded the Special Jury Prize at Venice International Film Festival

NAZA, a new film directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by the Guardian, has been awarded the prestigious Special Jury Prize at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 12

24 Israeli Military Insiders Detail Alleged Gaza Targeting Practices in New Documentary

A documentary features anonymous Israeli military and intelligence personnel alleging that automated targeting systems and expected civilian casualties influenced operations in Gaza

International Business Times UK · Sep 11

‘They know the house they are bombing is full of children’: NAZA’s directors on their devastating film about Israeli intelligence

Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham collected the testimony of 24 insiders who helped remotely target Gazans’ homes. They explain how they got these self-professed ‘small cogs’ to talk about the killing

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11

IDF soldiers give testimony on mass killing of Palestinians in new film

DOZENS of Israeli soldiers who have inside information on secret systems used in Gaza have featured in a groundbreaking documentary film about the…

The National (Scotland) · Sep 11

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Gaza documentary ‘NAZA’ wows Venice and breaks standing ovation record

'NAZA', the new documentary by 'No Other Land' filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, earned a record-breaking 24.5-minute standing ovation following its premiere – the longest-ever ovation recorded at the Venice Film Festival.

Euronews · Sep 11

Gaza documentary ‘NAZA’ gets 25-minute Venice ovation, reveals secret systems Israel used in mass killings of Palestinian civilians

"A politically disruptive and cinematically interesting work."

We Got This Covered · Sep 10

Gaza documentary gets historic 24-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival

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The Independent UK · Sep 10

Israeli-made film about use of AI for mass killing in Gaza gets record ovation at Venice premiere

A film documenting Israel's use of artificial intelligence to facilitate the mass killing of Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip received a record 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday. "NAZA" details the brutal Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory through anonymous interviews with two dozen whistleblowers…

France 24 · Sep 10

New Gaza documentary breaks film festival standing ovation record

Directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor grew teary-eyed while audience members held up Palestinian flags

The Independent UK · Sep 10

Israeli whistleblowers detail Gaza civilian toll in Venice film; get 25-minute ovation at premier

A Venice Film Festival documentary alleges routine mass civilian deaths in Gaza. "NAZA" uses testimony from Israeli intelligence officers and soldiers. It describes an AI-assisted targeting system designed to hit civilian spaces. The film draws parallels between the actions and historical dehumanization patterns. Directors highlight the contrast between Tel Aviv…

The Economic Times · Sep 10

Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers' documentary on Gaza war premieres at Venice Film Festival

Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor are premiering their documentary “NAZA” at the Venice Film Festival Thursday

The Independent UK · Sep 10

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

Secret systems used by Israel in mass killings of Gaza civilians revealed in new film

Testimony from Israeli military insiders involved in surveillance and remote killings features in documentary produced by the Guardian

The Independent UK · Aug 24

Venice Film Festival adds Gaza doc ‘NAZA' to competition lineup

The Venice Film Festival has added a new documentary about the civilian toll of the Israel-Hamas war to its lineup

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

Guardian-produced Gaza documentary from Oscar-winning Israeli directors of No Other Land to screen at Venice film festival

Film directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, co-directors of No Other Land along with Basel Adra and Hamdan Ballal , investigates ‘Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians’ during the war

The Guardian - UK · Aug 24

NAZA - a new film directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, produced by the Guardian

The Guardian and Venice International Film Festival today announce the worldwide premiere of NAZA, a new documentary film directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, produced by the Guardian.

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Euronews · Jun 3, 2025

Israeli soldiers bar visits to West Bank villages on tour organized by 'No Other Land' Oscar winners

The directors of 'No Other Land' said they had invited journalists to interview residents about increasing settler violence in the area. Israeli soldiers prevented them from doing so. "It's clear they don't want the world to see what is happening here.”

Euronews · Mar 31, 2025

From Hamdan Ballal to La La Land: A short history of Oscars apologies

The Academy has apologised to 'No Other Land' co-director Hamdan Ballal after criticism for failing to address his violent attack, adding to a list of public apologies by the institution.

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2025

No Other Land co-director calls out the Academy for 'refusing' to publicly support Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal after attack

On Monday, reports surfaced that Ballal was assaulted by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and later detained by the Israeli military, though he has since been released

Euronews · Mar 25, 2025

Oscar-winning Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal released by Israeli authorities after attack

Hamdan Ballal, one of the Oscar-winning directors of 'No Other Land', has been released by Israeli authorities after he was detained last night following clashes in the West Bank.

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025

Channel 4 ‘deeply disturbed by detention of Oscar-winning Palestinian director’

Israeli settlers beat up Hamdan Ballal, co-director of No Other Land, before he was detained by the Israeli military, according to reports.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025

‘Like a punishment’: witnesses describe Israeli settler attack on No Other Land director

Activists from Center for Jewish Nonviolence say Israeli police ‘did not intervene’ in attack on Hamdan Ballal

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2025

Hamdan Ballal: Oscar-winning Palestinian director freed after he was 'attacked by Israeli settlers & detained'

Mr Ballal, who is believed to have suffered head and stomach injuries, is now set to be reunited with his family, according to his No Other Land co-director Yuval Abraham

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