House of Illusions
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. 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
Chalachitram National Film Festival | awards discontinued in 2025
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.
Kautik International Film Festival
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 9th 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 | |
| Best Documentary by a Woman Director | Madhulika Jalali | Char Ka Pata |