Ahmad Habash
- Director
- Actor
- Visual Effects
Born in Iraq to Palestinian Parents, Ahmad traveled from one country to another during childhood and teenage years, with or without his family.
In spite of his parent's professions in Politics and Medicine, they both had their artistic side in their life and as devoted amateur artists, Ahmad grew up surrounded by painters, movie directors and poets.
At the age of nine, Ahmad's infatuation with cartoon-watching went beyond being an enchanted audience to creating his own characters and scenarios. His parents noticed and encouraged his illustration abilities. Ahmad started creating character designs and series of flip books then, at the age of 12, he was introduced to his first animation software. The ability to add motion to his illustrations giving them a magical life of their own was captivating. He knew then: an animator is what he wanted to be.
After graduating from the High Institute of Film and Television in Cairo, Egypt with a BA in film directing, Ahmad worked in the independent film industry and in a variety of advertising and artistic productions, documentaries and features. This professional experience helped him realise his own aesthetic vision to produce pieces with artistic values and profound contents.
Ahmad Habash lives and work in Wellington, New Zealand.
At the age of nine, Ahmad's infatuation with cartoon-watching went beyond being an enchanted audience to creating his own characters and scenarios. His parents noticed and encouraged his illustration abilities. Ahmad started creating character designs and series of flip books then, at the age of 12, he was introduced to his first animation software. The ability to add motion to his illustrations giving them a magical life of their own was captivating. He knew then: an animator is what he wanted to be.
After graduating from the High Institute of Film and Television in Cairo, Egypt with a BA in film directing, Ahmad worked in the independent film industry and in a variety of advertising and artistic productions, documentaries and features. This professional experience helped him realise his own aesthetic vision to produce pieces with artistic values and profound contents.
Ahmad Habash lives and work in Wellington, New Zealand.
