The Israeli documentary NAZA received the Special Jury Prize at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.
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The Venice Film Festival rewards international cinematographic works each year.
The Golden Lion for best film at the 2026 Venice Film Festival went to Woman Unknown, by May el-Toukhy. The Israeli documentary NAZA directed by investigative journalists Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, favorite of many moviegoers after a record 25-minute ovation on Thursday, was honored with the Special Jury Prize.
“The film that we made chose to focus on the very mechanisms of the killing” of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel, described Yuval Abraham. “The reality is that since this festival began ten days ago, Israel has killed at least six Palestinian children in Gaza,” he denounced.
“Murderous acts”
“This massacre is systemic. This is not an accident, but the result of a deliberate strategy. Murderous acts and policies based on total dehumanization of Palestinians,” he added, calling on Israelis and citizens of countries supporting Israel to go see the film.

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