VENICE, ITALY — The documentary NAZA received a 24.5-minute standing ovation at the 83rd Venice Film Festival. The applause marked the longest duration recorded in the history of the event.

According to Deadline.com, the official record states that the film received the ovation at its world premiere screening on September 10, 2026, at the Sala Grande in Venice, Italy. The standing ovation lasted 24.5 minutes. This duration surpassed the previous record for the longest standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival, which was held by The Voice of Hind Rajab. According to Deadline.com, that film received a 22-minute standing ovation at the 82nd Venice Film Festival in 2025.

NAZA is the only documentary in competition at the 83rd Venice Film Festival. Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham co-direct the film. It features Israeli military insiders describing what they characterize as the systemic killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Szor is one of two female directors in the competition slate.

Kaouther Ben Hania directed The Voice of Hind Rajab, which received the Silver Lion prize. She serves on this year's jury alongside Maggie Gyllenhaal, who leads the main competition jury. Daniel Blumberg, Xavier Giannoli, Shahrbanoo Sadat, and Johnnie To also serve on the jury. There are 21 films in competition for the festival's top prizes.

Martin McDonagh's film Wild Horse Nine is among the entries. It is a dark comedy about two CIA agents on a trip to Easter Island shortly before the 1973 military coup in Chile. John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell star in the film.

They posed for photographers on the red carpet for Wild Horse Nine on September 3, 2026. Malkovich has not won an Academy Award. McDonagh received screenplay prizes at the Venice Film Festival for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and The Banshees of Inisherin. Colin Farrell won an acting prize at the Venice Film Festival for his role in a Martin McDonagh film. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri won Academy Awards for Sam Rockwell and Frances McDormand.

Florian Zeller wrote and directed the film Bunker. It is a psychological thriller about marital tensions involving an architect asked to build a luxury bunker for a tech billionaire. Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz star in the film, which received a standing ovation lasting over 14 minutes. Robert Pattinson stars in the crime thriller Primetime, playing Chris Hansen, the host of To Catch a Predator. Rooney Mara and Kate Mara star in Werner Herzog's film Bucking Fastard. May El Toukhy directed the film Woman Unknown, which is set in the aftermath of World War II. Hirokazu Koreeda directed the film Look Back, an adaptation of a manga.

Lee Chang-dong directed the film Possible Love, his first film in eight years. His previous film was Burning. Jeon Do-yeon, Sul Kyung-gu, Zo In-sung, and Cho Yeo-jeong star in Possible Love. The film depicts two married couples, one wealthy and one struggling, who become connected through a documentary about laid-off workers in Korea. Jim Jarmusch's film Father Mother Sister Brother won the Golden Lion last year.

The 83rd Venice Film Festival concludes on Saturday with the presentation of jury awards, including the Golden Lion for best film. The Venice Film Festival is an annual film festival held in Venice, Italy, established in 1932.