{
  "id": 7002366,
  "title": "May El-Toukhy On Venice Golden Lion Win & Riccardo Scamarcio Remembers Jeremy Thomas — Winners Press Conference",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/may-el-toukhy-on-venice-golden-lion-win-riccardo-scamarcio-remembers",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-12T21:59:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/09/may-el-toukhy-venice-golden-lion-win-and-being-counted-out-1237100346/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "May El-Toukhy has won the Golden Lion award at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival. In response to her win being considered a surprise by some, El-Toukhy said it doesn't surprise her, citing everyday experiences as a woman in the industry.\n\nThe Golden Lion was awarded to El-Toukhy's film \"Woman Unknown\". Another film, \"Naza\", received the Special Jury Prize. The festival featured 21 films in competition, covering a range of subjects and styles.\n\nSeveral films at the festival received standing ovations, including \"Naza\", which had a 25-minute ovation, the longest recorded at the festival. According to Euronews, \"Naza\" was co-directed by Israeli filmmakers Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham and features Israeli military insiders speaking about the war in Gaza.",
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    "outlets": 10,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(URGENT) Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' wins grand jury prize at Venice film fest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/urgent-lee-chang-dongs-possible-love-wins-grand-jury-prize-at-venice",
        "published": "2026-09-12T18:47:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Venice Film Festival 2026, «Woman Unknown» of May el-Toukhy wins the Golden Lion",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/venice-film-festival-2026-woman-unknown-of-may-el-toukhy-wins-the",
        "published": "2026-09-12T19:02:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Danish WWII drama wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/danish-wwii-drama-wins-golden-lion-at-venice-film-festival",
        "published": "2026-09-12T19:15:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Gaza genocide documentary ‘NAZA’ wins Special Jury Prize at Venice",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/gaza-genocide-documentary-naza-wins-special-jury-prize-at-venice",
        "published": "2026-09-12T19:50:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "‘Letters From the Silenced Country’ Wins Golden Globes Impact Prize for Documentary Presented During Venice Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/letters-from-the-silenced-country-wins-golden-globes-impact-prize-for",
        "published": "2026-09-12T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Israeli-made Gaza documentary wins Venice special jury prize",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/israeli-made-gaza-documentary-wins-venice-special-jury-prize",
        "published": "2026-09-12T21:30:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "title": "‘Woman Unknown’ Takes Top Prize at Venice Film Festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/woman-unknown-takes-top-prize-at-venice-film-festival",
        "published": "2026-09-12T22:26:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Israeli documentary NAZA wins Venice Jury Prize, challenges IDF Gaza civilian death claims",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/israeli-documentary-naza-wins-venice-jury-prize-challenges-idf-gaza",
        "published": "2026-09-12T23:06:25.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' wins Grand Jury Prize at Venice Film Festival",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/lee-chang-dongs-possible-love-wins-grand-jury-prize-at-venice-film-7012680",
        "published": "2026-09-12T23:17:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}