Ahmed Ben Nessib

Ahmed Ben Nessib is a Tunisian draughtsman and director of animated short films, born in 1992 and based in Modena, Italy. His practice spans drawing, published in magazines, and animated film.

He trained at the École des Métiers du Cinéma d'Animation in Angoulême. He went on to La Scuola del Libro in Urbino and La Scuola Cònia in Cesena. His first short film, Ekart, received awards at Animavì, the animation film festival in Pergola, and at the Festival Ciné Poème in Bezons. His drawings have appeared in the magazines Lo Straniero, Internazionale, Touki Bouki, Linus and Lab619.

Since 2022 he has developed Diquadilà with Omar Cheikh and Stefano Ricci, a project about migration between Tunisia and Italy. Its first act was staged at the Periferico festival in Modena in 2023. The second, a residency in Tunis with the Sejnane craftswoman Habiba Saidani, produced clay glove puppets. These went on show at La Boîte in September 2026, together with drawings on wood made in Modena.