The Hot Clown Film Festival (presented by the Hot Clown Company)

The Hot Clown Film Festival is a (pie) in-your-face celebration of clown cinema! Bringing together filmmakers, performers, and audiences for a knee-slapping good time, this new annual festival at the Newport Theater in Chicago features an uproarious lineup of films that capture the zaniness, heart, and hilarity of clowns from around the U.S. From sidesplitting slapstick to mind-blowing thrillers, the Hot Clown Film Festival is your backstage pass to the wacky world of clowning on the big screen. We’ll have live performances, an over-the-top awards ceremony, and a red-nosed red carpet for you to strut your stuff. Come for the films, stay for the clowns at the Hot Clown Film Festival!
Featuring films from:
-Trash Panda Comedy
-WOC Productions
-Found in New York Productions
-Mordacious Films
-Mobula Productions
-In the Can Films
-Olivia Anton
-Zoia Mendoza
-Liza Vath and JJ Gatesman
-Chekhov's Gum
-Hilary Wear
-Clown House
-JAM Collective

Please be advised:

Our venue is up a flight of stairs (no elevator, but there is a private entrance with a railing) and has two all-gender single-stall restrooms onsite. Email us with any accessibility/entry questions at [email protected]

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Newport Theater, 956 West Newport Avenue, Chicago, United States