Iddo Patt is a

filmmaker Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a Film, motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, beginning with an initial story, idea, or commission. Production then continues through screen ...

, business executive, and television

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who lives in

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. 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'', a film directed by

Ira Sachs Ira Sachs (born November 21, 1965) is an American Filmmaking, filmmaker. Sachs started his career directing short films such as ''Vaudeville'' (1991) and ''Lady'' (1993) before making his feature film debut with ''The Delta (film), The Delta'' (19 ...

Personal life and education

After graduating from

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

, he moved to

, 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

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Elvis Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor. Referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century. Presley's sexuall ...

'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 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 The American Advertising Federation (AAF) is the nation's oldest national advertising industry trade association. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. AAF has 15 district operations, each located in and representing a different region of the na ...

. ''Robyn Hitchcock: Trams, Jams, and Elvis'' and ''Burning Ice'', two documentaries about surrealist musician

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, were also directed by Patt. He served as associate producer on '' Keep the Lights On'', a film by

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