Vassiliki Khonsari

HERO: Multi Sensory LBE VR. Winner Lumiere '19, Storyscape Jury Award @Tribeca, Sundance '18 FIRE ESCAPE: Interactive VR Series (Daydream/HTC), Tribeca '18, Winner Monolith Award, Nexon + 1979 REVOLUTION: BAFTA Nomination, Facebook's Game of the Year, DICE Sprite Award + "A True Masterpiece...HERO marks the dawning of a thrilling and consequential new age in experiential virtual reality storytelling" Ken Jacobson Documentary Magazine "A Truly Revolutionary Game" New Yorker "Important + Groundbreaking" Kotaku Co-Founder of iNK Stories in New York City––a studio ushering in a new wave of immersive entertainment across screens; Location Based to Mobile VR/XR/AR, Games, Interactive Series, Episodic and Films. Embracing a visionary and inclusive approach to our collaborations and original titles. Mining from our rich and unique pedigree in ideation to distribution in games, film, interactive and installations. iNK's genre defining projects are at the forefront of immersive storytelling and technology––garnering top honors from BAFTA, Sundance, Tribeca, UNESCO, Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (DICE), Facebook, International Mobile Game Awards, Lumiere Awards, IndieCade, NY Game Critics, Bit Awards+. Exhibitions: Museum of Moving Image, FoST, Phi Centre, Park Avenue Armory. Background as a Visual Anthropologist (MA) and documentary film-maker––with work that has broadcasted in 20+ countries, winning numerous film festivals worldwide. Awarded grants: The Doris Duke Foundation, IFP + MADE IN NY. A consultant and fellow of the Sundance Institute (New Frontier Story Lab), PGAs Women's Impact Network. Consults and contributes to the landscape of emerging technology + impact storytelling + art as a mentor and speaker at the United Nations, Sundance Institute, FoST, iDocs, Visions du Reel, CPH:LAB, Magnum Photo, Change Through Story, Film Forward (A Sundance/NEH Initiative). Guest lecturing at universities including Princeton, Northwestern, Columbia, Johns Hopkins.