Award-winning film on Israeli atrocities in Gaza released in 55 countries

NAZA, the award-winning documentary from Israeli filmmakers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, is set to be released in cinemas in more than 50 countries before a digital global release on theguardian.com.

The film, which the Guardian produced, premiered at the Venice film festival earlier this month, where it was met with a 25-minute standing ovation – a festival record. The documentary went on to win the special jury prize.

The documentary reveals the systems behind Israel’s calculated mass killing of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. NAZA is a military acronym euphemistically used by Israeli intelligence to indicate the number of civilians that it expects will be killed in an airstrike.

After screenings in Bologna and at the San Sebastián film festival, the film will receive its North American premiere on Saturday at the New York film festival before opening four days later at the IFC Center in New York City. On 9 October, it will expand to Los Angeles and other key US cities before a national rollout.

A theatrical release in partnership with MK2 Films is also planned in 55 other territories, including the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Canada, Hong Kong, Brazil, Turkey, Thailand, France, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Central America and the Middle East.

After its run in cinemas, the film will stream on The Guardian’s website for free.