On 5th May 2020, renowned author Roshan Bhondekar officially gets appointed as a Consulting Associate Director for L’Hospitalet de Llobregat International Film Festival in Europe.

This esteemed announcement was made by the board members of the film festival and Darwin Reina (Festival Director) from Sweden, Europe.

Roshan Bhondekar’s years of hard work and his global recognition has paid him off. The recent success of his short films titled ‘The Shoes’ & ‘Hausla aur Raste’ based on social issues is one of the reasons why Roshan has come so far and is witnessing immense appreciation globally.

L’Hospitalet de Llobregat International Film Festival is one of the most glamorous, rewarding and helpful festivals in Europe for emerging international artists and experienced creators to be a part of this great festival.

Talking about the same, Roshan Bhondekar, an Indian-born Spanish filmmaker, says, “There is ample opportunity to attend networking events, industry professional talk panels, workshops, guest speaker events, film premieres, financing talks, director Q&A’s recorded, film screenings and to socialize with like-minded creatives from all walks of life. All of this is wrapped in 5 days showcasing films where our strong community supports any and every film, from first-time artists to seasoned creators. We are going to be a unique festival that provides a real platform for filmmakers to meet, network and do business during the festival days plus our glamorous gala night on 13th November 2020 at 19:00h.  We have the right people and skills in our professional team to make this happen. We can create a wave for your movie to be seen around Spain, Europe and beyond. It all starts here at L’Hospitalet de Llobregat International Film festival 1st Edition based in Barcelona, Spain”.

The vision of the festival director, Darwin Reina is to give the best platform to rising filmmakers to showcase the films to a wider audience and well known experienced artist. Over the years, he gained a variety of professional experience – learning from each new production. As he got older, he took his craft more seriously and channelled it towards formal studies and moved towards acting in Films and TV shows. Darwin Reina moved to Barcelona-Spain at age 18, where he pursued his passion for theatre and the arts. Darwin also studied drama in London. Darwin started his Filmmaking Career 2010 and has now starred and performed in two viral short film hits. He later spent 2 years as a reporter. Darwin believes he has a lot to share with the film world.

Inboard of organizing committee of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat International Film Festival, Europe, Roshan Bhondekar being only an Indian-born Spanish, and rest other members are from Europe and America, board members named as Ajuntament de L’Hospitalet as Associate, Rubi Rios as Funder & Organizer, Toni Rovira as an Associate, Edyta Kwiatek as Marketing Manager, Uzoma Nwosu as Jury Member, Irene Bardallo Garrigós as Organizer, Assistant Director & Jury Member, Miriam Campos as Production Manager, Julio Moran Suarez as Jury Member, Arnau Salvador Baiges as Organizer & Jury Member, Steven Wilbur as Director Co-Organizer of Transport & Tours.

Roshan also shares, “would like to give the credit of this accomplishment to my father, Dilip Bhondekar and mother- Suta Bhondekar as they both have shown me the way of driving the life uniquely & achieving more”.