Roshan Bhondekar is an Indian-Spanish Entrepreneur, Writer, and Filmmaker of award-winning short films, known for his non-fiction book ‘Love-The Key to Optimism, noticed by John C. Maxwell – New York Times bestselling author and mentioned in his book ‘No Limits’.
As a filmmaker he is known for award winning short films, The Shoes (2019) and Hausla Aur Raste (2018) as well as many other films.
Roshan Bhondekar is the Founder & CEO of Transcontinental Times an International Electronic Media House registered in European Union and in Spain.
His mission is to motivate & inspire people through writing and film making.
He worked for EDS company (Electronic Data Systems) currently known as Mphasis an HP at their India office from 2009 to 2012 as an IT Engineer for 3 plus years and wrote a non-fiction book, Love:The Key to Optimism when he was in India. Bhondekar then moved permanently to Spain in 2018 starting to on his writing & film making profession while working with IT worldwide multinational organization.
Bhondekar holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Information Technology from the Government College of Engineering, Karad – Maharashtra – India (2008). He has further acquired a cutting edge to his academic profile by completing EDP (Entrepreneurship & Designing in Projects) from IIT, Kanpur in 2010, and a full time Project Management (MDP) classroom program from IIM, Ahmadabad in 2012.
Awards for ‘The Shoes’ –
1. Film Competition Award – Accolade Global, United States for the Season: May 2019,Award of Recognition – Liberation / Social Justice / Protest.
2. Official Selection in Financial Focus FilmFest (F5: FPP), Florida – United States for Audience Choice Award May on 29, 2019.
3. Official Selection in Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes, 2019.
4. Official Selection & available on RTVE – Spanish Television Channel.
5. Global Shorts Award Winner ‘Special Mention’ 2020, Los Angeles, USA.
6. Official Selection in Lift-Off Film Festival Global Network 2020, USA for ‘First Time Film Maker Sessions’.
Awards for ‘Hausla Aur Raste’ –
1. Special Festival Mention in ‘Shorts International Film Festival (7th Delhi)‘ 2018.
2. Official Selection in 22nd season of Calcutta International Cult Film Festival 2018.
3. ‘Best 1st Time Filmmaker’ Award in Mediterranean Film Festival Cannes 2018, France.
4. Official Selection in Dunedin International Film Festival 2019, FL, United States of America.
6. Official Selection in Indian World Film Festival 2019 in Hyderabad, India.
7. Official Selection in South Europe International Film Festival 2019 – in Valencia, Spain.
8. Official Selection in 8th Annual – Madrid International Film Festival (Spain), August 2019.
Bhondekar’s mission is to motivate & inspire people through writing and film making.
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