Navid Khonsari
Navid Khonsari | |
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Khonsari in 2014 | |
| Born | 1970 (age 55–56) |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia Vancouver Film School |
| Occupations | CEO, Creator of 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, writer, director, producer |
| Organization | iNK Stories |
| Spouse | Vassiliki Bessie Khonsari |
| 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.
Khonsari worked on several games at Rockstar Games, including Grand Theft Auto III and Max Payne. He is the co-founder of iNK Stories, a video game development studio responsible for 1979 Revolution: Black Friday and LiLi, which world premiered its prequel at Cannes 2025, the first video game ever in competition at Cannes. He is an adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins University.