Navid Khonsari (Persian: نوید خونساری‎) (born 1970) is an
Iranianâ€"Canadian video game, virtual/mixed reality, film and graphic
novel creator, writer, director and producer.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.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.
Iranianâ€"Canadian video game, virtual/mixed reality, film and graphic
novel creator, writer, director and producer.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.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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