NAZA Documentary by Oscar Winners Joins Venice Competition
The upcoming 83rd Venice International Film Festival, set to take place from September 2 to 12, 2026, has announced that a documentary named NAZA will be part of its main competition. This film is a collaborative effort by directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, produced by The Guardian and James Wilson of JW Films, with Jonathan Glazer as the executive producer. Both Wilson and Glazer are recognized Oscar winners for their contributions to The Zone of Interest. NAZA, which delves into the systematic killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, will be showcased on September 10 at 5:15 PM in the Sala Grande at the Palazzo del Cinema, attended by the creative team and journalists. This year, Abraham and Szor join nine other first-time directors in the competition.
Key facts
- NAZA is a new documentary directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor.
- It is produced by The Guardian and James Wilson (JW Films), with Jonathan Glazer as executive producer.
- The film will be screened at the 83rd Venice Film Festival in the Sala Grande on September 10 at 17:15.
- The festival runs from September 2 to 12, 2026.
- NAZA is added to the main competition lineup.
- The synopsis describes the film as revealing systems behind Israel's calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, shot at night on Tel Aviv rooftops.
- Abraham and Szor are among nine first-time competition directors at Venice.
- The other first-time directors include Casey Affleck, Alì Asgari, Danny Boyle, May el-Toukhy, Cédric Kahn, Ilya Khrzhanovsky, Lance Oppenheim, Nicolas Pariser, and Paolo Strippoli.
Entities
Artists
- Yuval Abraham
- Rachel Szor
- Casey Affleck
- Alì Asgari
- Danny Boyle
- May el-Toukhy
- Cédric Kahn
- Ilya Khrzhanovsky
- Lance Oppenheim
- Nicolas Pariser
- Paolo Strippoli
Institutions
- The Guardian
- JW Films
- Biennale di Venezia
- Venice Film Festival
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Tel Aviv
- Israel
- Gaza
- Palestine