 | This biographical article is written like a résumé. (April 2023) |
Navid Khonsari | |
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 Khonsari in 2014 | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54)[1] |
| Nationality | Iranian Canadian[2] |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia Vancouver Film School |
| Occupation(s) | CEO, Creator of 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, writer, director, producer |
| Organization | iNK Stories |
| Spouse | Vassiliki Bessie Khonsari |
| Awards | [Winner Tribeca Film Festival Storyscapes, BAFTA Nomination, Winner Facebook Game of Year, D.I.C.E Spirit Award nomination, Best Director, Best Independent Game (DICE’s Academy of Interactive Sciences), Grand Jury Prize (Indiecade) and Best Meaningful Play (International Mobile Game Awards), New York Game Critics Awards for Best Game of the Year, Best Indie Game and Best Writing] |
| Website | Company Website |
Navid Khonsari (Persian: نوید خونساری) (born 1970) is an Iranian-Canadian video game, virtual/mixed reality, film and graphic novel creator, writer, director and producer.[2]
Khonsari is the co-founder of iNK Stories,[3] an award-winning studio creating innovative original work across games, mixed reality (VR/AR), and immersive experiences. He has forged a new hybrid of documentary games, such as ”Verite Games”. Khonsari created the 1979 Revolution: Black Friday,[4] which received the industry’s top honors: a BAFTA, Facebook Game of the Year, Tribeca FF Storyscape, among others, being also recognized by UNESCO as digital work displaying peaceful conflict resolution. Khonsari is credited with having ushered in the current wave of contemporary AAA video games, such as Grand Theft Auto, Max Payne, Red Dead Revolver, and The Warriors, up to the recent Resident Evil: Biohazard. He is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins,[5] and guest lectures at Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Duke, Northwestern in Qatar, the White House, UN, Sundance [6] and more.[7]
- ^ CNN Archived 13 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b مصاحبه با هنرمندان: نوید خونساری [Interview with artists: Navid Khonsari] (in Persian). cgart.ir. October 2009. Archived from the original on 7 January 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
- ^ Our titles inkstories.com
- ^ 1979 Revolution: Black Friday website
- ^ "Navid Khonsari".
- ^ "Navid Khonsari - METL Mentor".
- ^ Awards to recognize and honor winners of its digital and interactive storytelling category March 24 2024 peabodyawards.com [dead link]
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