{
  "id": 6715473,
  "title": "Gaza documentary Naza receives record-breaking 25-minute ovation at Venice Film Festival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/gaza-documentary-naza-receives-record-breaking-25-minute-ovation-at",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T05:11:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/film-tv/2026/09/11/gaza-documentary-naza-receives-record-breaking-25-minute-ovation-at-venice/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor received an unprecedented record-breaking 25-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival for their documentary Naza. The film delves into how Israel selects targets for air strikes in Gaza. The ovation was reportedly the longest in the festival's history, surpassing the 23-minute, 50-second applause given to a similarly themed film last year. The emotionally moved filmmakers appeared visibly moved during the applause, as members of the audience held up Palestinian flags. Notable among those in attendance was director Jonathan Glazer, an executive producer on Naza. The 80-minute documentary is the outcome of a nearly three-year investigation, featuring interviews with 24 Israeli military intelligence officers and soldiers discussing the systems used to identify targets in Gaza. These interviews were conducted secretly, with participants filmed at night on rooftops in Tel Aviv, and their identities digitally obscured. The film takes its title from the term \"Naza,\" used by Israeli intelligence to denote collateral damage, indicating the number of civilians anticipated to perish in an air strike. The documentary explores an AI-assisted program called Lavender, which has reportedly identified potential targets using surveillance data from Gaza's telecommunications network. Interviewees describe the process as being carried out like a \"factory\" or a \"video game.\" The filmmakers gained access to military and intelligence sources due to their Israeli citizenship, allowing them to delve into this sensitive system.",
  "summary": "Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor received a record-breaking standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival for Naza , their new documentary examining how Israel has selected targets for air strikes in Gaza . The film received an ovation lasting about 24 and a half minutes following its premiere on Thursday, reportedly the longest in the festival's history. It surpasses the…",
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        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Gaza documentary Naza receives record-breaking 25-minute ovation at Venice Film Festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/gaza-documentary-naza-receives-record-breaking-25-minute-ovation-at-6717366",
        "published": "2026-09-11T05:11:31.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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