{
  "id": 6717303,
  "title": "#SHOWBIZ: Israeli-made film about Gaza gets 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/showbiz-israeli-made-film-about-gaza-gets-25-minute-ovation-at-venice",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T05:45:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2026/09/1530447/showbiz-israeli-made-film-about-gaza-gets-25-minute-ovation-venice"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A compelling new documentary by two Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers, NAZA, has captivated audiences at the Venice Film Festival with a remarkable 25-minute standing ovation. The film delves into the Israeli military's AI-powered mass killings in Gaza, revealed through firsthand accounts from 24 whistleblowers who spoke anonymously. Director Yuval Abraham and co-director Rachel Szor used these interviews to expose a system referred to as \"Lavender,\" which uses extensive surveillance data to identify targets for assassination. The 80-minute film provides an unsettling look at the systematic destruction of civilian homes, disregard for war laws, and an atmosphere of hatred towards Palestinians. The film, which won an Oscar in 2025 for the filmmakers' previous work about Israeli settler violence, aims to influence Western nations to pressure Israel through sanctions. The war in Gaza has resulted in over 73,500 Palestinian deaths and 174,500 injuries since October 2023, according to Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry. Despite broad Israeli public support for the conflict, Abraham and Szor hope their film will encourage change and raise awareness about the atrocities committed in Gaza.",
  "summary": "VENICE: A chilling new documentary about Israel’s AI-powered mass killing of civilians in Gaza from two Oscar-winning Israeli filmmakers received a 25-minute ovation at its premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday.",
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        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Israeli-made film about Gaza gets 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/israeli-made-film-about-gaza-gets-25-minute-ovation-at-venice-premiere",
        "published": "2026-09-10T18:30:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Israeli-made film about Gaza gets 25-minute ovation at Venice premiere",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/israeli-made-film-about-gaza-gets-25-minute-ovation-at-venice-premiere-6664768",
        "published": "2026-09-10T23:41:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "NAZA, the Israeli film revealing new layers of the Gaza genocide",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/naza-the-israeli-film-revealing-new-layers-of-the-gaza-genocide",
        "published": "2026-09-11T05:25:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Ronan makes directorial debut at Venice Film Festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/ronan-makes-directorial-debut-at-venice-film-festival",
        "published": "2026-09-11T08:57:49.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Google Blog",
        "title": "Three Google supported projects premiere during the 83rd Venice International Film Festival.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/three-google-supported-projects-premiere-during-the-83rd-venice",
        "published": "2026-09-11T11:00:00.000Z"
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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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