Iddo Patt is a filmmaker, business executive, and television advertiser who lives in Memphis,

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

. He is the founder of Modern Production Concepts, a television and radio advertising company, and co-founder of Eventive, a film festival ticketing platform. Iddo Patt served as associate producer for ''

Keep the Lights On ''Keep the Lights On'' is a 2012 American drama film written by Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias and directed by Sachs. It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and was released on September 7, 2012 by Music Box Films.

'', a film directed by

Ira Sachs Ira Sachs (born November 21, 1965) is an American filmmaker. His first film was the short ''Lady'' (1993). Biography Sachs was born in Memphis, Tennessee. His films include '' The Delta'' (1997), '' Forty Shades of Blue'' (2005), '' Married Li ...

Personal life and education

After graduating from

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

, he moved to Memphis,

, where he currently resides. Iddo Patt also appeared in one episode of the 2000 remake of the game show '' Twenty One'', hosted by Maury Povich, as a challenger to Rahim Oberholtzer.

Career

A series of commercials for Graceland,

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's home, were produced by Patt in 2005. This was the first time television ads were created for Graceland. Iddo Patt was the co-director of Ad Man, a short film, which won the Best Short Film award at

Indie Memphis Indie Memphis, located in Memphis, TN, is an arts organization that runs year-round programs that "inspire, encourage and promote independent films and filmmaking in Memphis."

2006. After serving as VP/Head of Broadcast for Thompson & Company, a Memphis-based advertising firm, Patt founded his own company, Modern Production Concepts, in 2006. In 2009, Patt joined the board of the American Advertising Federation. ''Robyn Hitchcock: Trams, Jams, and Elvis'' and ''Burning Ice'', two documentaries about surrealist musician Robyn Hitchcock, were also directed by Patt. He served as associate producer on ''

'', a film by

, in 2012. In 2012, Iddo Patt became the board president of

Indie Memphis Indie Memphis, located in Memphis, TN, is an arts organization that runs year-round programs that "inspire, encourage and promote independent films and filmmaking in Memphis."

, an arts organization that hosts a yearly film festival. He began his involvement with the organization in 2006 when he entered his own short film, "Ad Man" into its festival. In 2018, Patt founded a film festival ticketing system known as Eventive together with his son Theo, which originally began as part of Indie Memphis.

Awards

Patt has won numerous awards for his television and radio advertisements.

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patt, Iddo American film producers Television commercial directors Living people Harvard University alumni Film directors from Tennessee Year of birth missing (living people)