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Venice Film Festival Adds 'NAZA' Documentary on Israel-Hamas War

The film, focusing on the civilian toll, will compete for the Golden Lion award.

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Venice Film Festival Adds 'NAZA' Documentary on Israel-Hamas War

What this story says

  • The Venice Film Festival has added a new documentary titled 'NAZA' to its main competition lineup.
  • 'NAZA' is directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, who previously directed the Oscar-winning film 'No Other Land'.
  • The documentary focuses on the civilian toll of the Israel-Hamas war and the killings of Palestinian civilians.
  • The film is produced by The Guardian and the filmmakers behind 'The Zone of Interest'.

Who covered it

Left 48%(12)Centre 48%(12)Right 4%(1)

Percentages are shares of the 25 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 8 of the 33 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

61/100

Hype

41/100

33 sources · methodology

Thin on the right so far

Only 1 of the 25 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

The Venice Film Festival has added a documentary titled 'NAZA' to its main competition. The film, directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, examines the civilian toll of the Israel-Hamas war. Abraham and Szor also directed the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land'. 'NAZA' was produced by The Guardian and the filmmakers behind 'The Zone of Interest'. The festival is scheduled to run from September 2 to September 12, 2026.

Disagreement on film's focus

Reports differ on the specific focus of the film 'NAZA'. Washington Top News states the film focuses on the killings of Palestinian civilians. Variety and Deadline report the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. The Independent states the film exposes the systems behind the calculated mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel. The Telegraph states the film is produced by The Guardian and James Wilson of JW Films, with Jonathan Glazer serving as executive producer. Ynet News adds that the film is co-produced by Jonathan Glazer and focuses on the mechanisms behind IDF strikes in Gaza. The Film Stage notes the film is backed by Jonathan Glazer.

Omissions

None of the left-rated digests mention that the film was shot at night on Tel Aviv rooftops, a detail included in the Washington Top News full report. None of the right-rated digests mention the film's producers, The Guardian and the filmmakers behind 'The Zone of Interest', a detail present in the Washington Top News full report and several left and centre-rated digests.

Tags:#VeniceFilmFestival#NAZA#Documentary#IsraelHamasWar#Film#YuvalAbraham#RachelSzor

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 7 times, most recently on 24 Aug 2026, 18:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

12 rated outlets

  • Left-rated reports highlighted the film's focus on the civilian toll of the Israel-Hamas war and the killings of Palestinian civilians. Several reports, including those from The Independent, Eldiario.es, The National, and Variety, used phrases such as 'calculated mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza' or 'Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians'. The Independent's digest stated the film 'exposes the systems behind the calculated mass killing of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel'. The National's digest noted the film 'takes its title from an Israeli military term for civilians expected to be killed in an air strike'. Ynet News reported that the film focuses on 'the mechanisms behind IDF strikes in Gaza'. The Hollywood Reporter stated the doc explores 'Israeli military killings of Palestinian civilians in Gaza'. Deadline reported the synopsis reads: 'Shot at night on the rooftops of Tel Aviv, the film reveals in detail the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza'.

Centre

12 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports focused on the addition of the documentary 'NAZA' to the Venice Film Festival's main competition lineup. Many digests, including those from Washington Top News, Winnipeg Free Press, WKMG, Ottumwa Courier, and The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, stated the film is about the 'civilian toll of the Israel-Hamas war'. Washington Top News, the only full report in this category, added that the film was shot at night on Tel Aviv rooftops and focuses on the killings of Palestinian civilians. Digests from saarbruecker-zeitung.de and wz.de noted that the directors, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, previously won an Oscar for 'No Other Land'.

Right

1 rated outlet

  • Right-rated reports highlighted that the documentary 'NAZA' examines Israel's killing of civilians in Gaza. The Straits Times digest stated that the film was added to the Venice Film Festival line-up on Monday, noting it is the second year running that a 'highly charged work about the conflict has competed for the prestigious Golden Lion'. The Telegraph's digest mentioned the film is produced by The Guardian and James Wilson of JW Films, with Jonathan Glazer serving as executive producer.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Venice Film Festival Adds 'NAZA' Documentary on Israel-Hamas War?
Of the 25 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 48% are rated left, 48% are rated centre, 4% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 33. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Venice Film Festival Adds 'NAZA' Documentary on Israel-Hamas War left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 25 rated outlets on this story, 48% are rated left, 48% are rated centre, 4% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Venice Film Festival Adds 'NAZA' Documentary on Israel-Hamas War biased?
Venice Film Festival Adds 'NAZA' Documentary on Israel-Hamas War is one event reported by 33 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Venice Film Festival Adds 'NAZA' Documentary on Israel-Hamas War?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Venice Film Festival Adds 'NAZA' Documentary on Israel-Hamas War?
33 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What is the documentary 'NAZA' about?
The documentary 'NAZA' focuses on the civilian toll of the Israel-Hamas war and the killings of Palestinian civilians. It was produced by The Guardian and the filmmakers behind 'The Zone of Interest'.
Who directed the film 'NAZA'?
'NAZA' is directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. They are also the directors of the Oscar-winning documentary 'No Other Land'.
When and where will 'NAZA' be screened?
The film 'NAZA' has been added to the main competition lineup of the Venice Film Festival, which runs from September 2 to September 12, 2026.

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