Navid Khonsari
Iranian-Canadian video game director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Navid Khonsari?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
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]
This biographical article is written like a résumé. (April 2023) |
Navid Khonsari | |
---|---|
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 |
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]