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Nationality
  
Iranian–Canadian

Name
  
Navid Khonsari

Organization
  
iNK Stories

Occupation
  
Creative director

Citizenship
  

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Born
  
1970 (age 45–46)

Alma mater
  
University of British ColumbiaVancouver Film School

Employer
  
Rockstar Games (2000–2006)

Residence
  
New York City, New York, United States

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Navid Khonsari (Persian: نوید خونساری‎‎) (born 1970) is an Iranian–Canadian video game, film and graphic novel creator, writer, director and producer.

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Early life

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Khonsari was born in Montreal, Quebec, and was raised in his homeland Iran until 10. He left for Canada after the 1979 Revolution with his family. He graduated from the University of British Columbia and the Vancouver Film School.

Career

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Khonsari broke onto the gaming scene with his work on Grand Theft Auto III and Max Payne when he joined Rockstar Games in 2000. His first short film was titled "Arcade Angels", which focused on video game burnouts who robbed a video rental store in an attempt to open an arcade. He wrote and produced The Contract, his first film with Billy Dee Williams.

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During his 5 years at Rockstar Games Khonsari worked on Grand Theft Auto III, Vice City, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne, Midnight Club II, Manhunt, Red Dead Revolver, Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition, The Warriors, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories.

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In 2006, he left Rockstar Games and has since worked on a number of games including Alan Wake and Homefront. He met his wife, Vassiliki, while directing the award-winning documentary Pindemonium. He co-founded iNK Stories and produced another documentary, "Pulling John", which premiered at South by Southwest. iNK Stories is presently completing a graphic novel titled Bedouin, and in 2016 launched 1979 Revolution: Black Friday.

Works

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  • Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (2017)
  • 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (2016)
  • Homefront (2011)
  • Alan Wake (2010)
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories (2006)
  • Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (2005)
  • The Warriors (2005)
  • Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas (2004)
  • Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne - A Film Noir Love Story (2003)
  • Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition (2005)
  • Red Dead Revolver (2004)
  • Manhunt (2003)
  • Midnight Club II (2003)
  • Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002) (PlayStation 2)
  • Grand Theft Auto III (2001) (PlayStation 2)
  • Max Payne (2001) (Xbox)
  • References

    Navid Khonsari Wikipedia