Palestinian feature 'Thirteen in Gaza' wins NETPAC Award at Toronto International Film Festival
The jury praised the film for turning wartime hardship into intimate storytelling and called it an exceptional new cinematic voice.
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‘Thirteen In Gaza’ Trailer: Father & Daughter Tale Shot In Devastated Palestinian Territory Won NETPAC Award At TIFF
EXCLUSIVE: Palestinian director Hosam Abu Dan’s father and daughter drama Thirteen in Gaza, set against the backdrop of the devastated Palestinian territory, won the prestigious NETPAC Award in Toronto over the weekend and Deadline can unveil the international trailer. The film, which world premiered in TIFF’s Centrepiece sidebar, was shot entirely in Gaza with local […]
Palestinian feature 'Thirteen in Gaza' wins NETPAC Award at Toronto International Film Festival
The Palestinian film “Thirteen in Gaza” (2026), directed by Hosam Abu Dan, won the prestigious NETPAC Award at the close of the 51st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). In its official statement, the NETPAC jury praised the feature for transforming suffering beyond spectacle or mere victimhood, crafting captivating imagery that paints a full picture of …
Culture: The film "Seventeen in Gaza" by director Hosam Abu Dan won the NETPAC award at the final film festival in Toronto, and the film by Israeli director Avi Nesher "Our Loves" did not receive the awards.
Torinto: At the conclusion of the 51st session of the deluxe Toronto Film Festival, the Palestinian film: Gaza 13, for director Hussam Abu Dan, won the award of an award for the 51st session of the Toronto Film Festival. The jury explained that the film was about suffering as a mere scene, neither a parade nor a photograph of the victim, but of images of life in all its complexities, and that it was a bold and intimate film to be made public. [.…
TIFF comes to a close: Which films took home the top prizes?
Spanish filmmakers Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi’s ‘La Bola Negra’ has won the People’s Choice Award, the main audience-voted honour at the 51st Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), bringing the curtain down on 11 days of cinema from around the world. But among the winners announced on the festival’s final day on Sunday was another film carrying a story from one of the world’s most devastated places. Palestinian filmmaker Hosam Abu Dan…
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