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House of Illusions is an indie film studio founded by Dalton primarily to discover obscure talent, to lend unconditional very-low-budget equipment support to indie filmmakers, and to encourage the creation of meaningful cinema.

House of Illusions awards at film festivals

In addition to producing films, House of Illusions sets up independent jury panels and confers awards at film festivals.

Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati
Happens in Cincinnati, USA. Now in its 11th edition.

Chalachitram National Film Festival | awards discontinued in 2025
Happens in Guwahati, Assam, India. Now in its 10th edition.

Kautik International Film Festival
Happens in Uttarakhand, India. Now in its 10th edition.

Year	Festival	Award category	Winner	Film	Jury
2024	International Film Festival of Cincinnati	Best Cinematography	Dhananjay Kulkarni	Outhouse	Sudhir Tandon, Rajesh Shah, and Diwakar Balakrishnan
2023		Best Film by a Woman Director	Nathalia Syam	Footprints on Water	Ratan Sil Sarma, Ratnottama Sengupta, and Vijay Sharma
		Special Mention - Best Film by a Woman Director	Nisha Pahuja	To Kill a Tiger
		Special Mention - Best Actress	Zoya Hussain	Bad Egg
2021		Best Short Fiction by a Woman Director	Apoorva Satish	Kanya	Shalini Shah, Oorvazi Irani, and Daniela Rogobete
2021		Best Documentary by a Woman Director	Madhulika Jalali	Char Ka Pata	Shalini Shah, Oorvazi Irani, and Daniela Rogobete

External links

Official website

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 In addition to producing films, House of Illusions sets up independent jury panels and confers awards at film festivals.
-[[Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati]]
+[[Indian Film Festival of Cincinnati]] <br>
-Happens in Cincinnati, USA. Created by the South Asian migration around the world, the films "cover diverse languages, including English, that reflect the subcontinent and its migrant population, and narrate multi-generational stories across various cultures, genders, countries and religions." The festival is now in its 11th edition
+Happens in Cincinnati, USA. Now in its 11th edition.
-[[Chalachitram National Film Festival]] | awards discontinued in 2025
+[[Chalachitram National Film Festival]] | awards discontinued in 2025 <br>
-Happens in Guwahati, Assam, India. Founded with the primary aim of "taking films closer to the people and of using film as a weapon to create awareness of Indian heritage." The festival is now in its 10th edition.
+Happens in Guwahati, Assam, India. Now in its 10th edition.
-[[Kautik International Film Festival]]
+[[Kautik International Film Festival]] <br>
-Happens in Uttarakhand, India. The first two editions happened at Nainital. The next five, in the outer zone of the Jim Corbett National Park in Marchula. The eighth, at the Parmath Nikean Ashram on the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh. In 2025, the festival returned to Nainital. The festival is now in its 10th edition
+Happens in Uttarakhand, India. Now in its 10th edition.
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