CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD: CLOSING FILM

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Kettle Springs is already dying — until Frendo, a symbol of the town's success, decides to speed up the process. Blood will spill, and no one is safe. CUFF 2025 Closing Night Film!

Quinn and her father have just moved to the quiet town of Kettle Springs hoping for a fresh start. Instead, she discovers a fractured community that has fallen on hard times after the treasured Baypen Corn Syrup Factory burned down. As the locals bicker amongst themselves and tensions boil over, a sinister, grinning figure emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the town of its burdens, one bloody victim at a time. The real fun starts when Frendo the clown comes out to play. Based on Adam Cesare’s best-selling horror series, CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD is directed by CUFF alumnus Eli Craig, winner of the CUFF 2011 Audience Award Winner for TUCKER AND DALE VS. EVIL, which CUFF will be hosting a special 15th Anniversary screening of at the festival.

OFFICIAL SELECTION
SXSW 2025

DIRECTOR'S BIO
Eli Craig is an American-Canadian director who was born in Los Angeles and lives in Vancouver, BC. A graduate of USC’s Graduate School of Cinema, Craig worked for several years as an actor before his desire for more creative control lead him toward writing and directing. He wrote and directed the award-winning short film, THE TAO OF PONG in 2005 and produced, edited and shot dozens of music videos, commercials, and documentaries since then. In 2010, Eli's feature film debut TUCKER AND DALE VS EVIL was an incredible success on the film festival circuit, winning multiple awards including the Midnight Audience Award at SXSW, the Jury Prize for First Feature at Fantasia, the Best Director award at Fantaspoa, and the Best Motion Picture Award at Sitges. CUFF was honoured to host Eli Craig and the 2011 festival, where TUCKER AND DALE VS EVIL was the Opening Night Film and won the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature. CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD is his latest film, which debuted at SXSW 2025 and will have its Canadian Premiere at CUFF.