Iddo Patt | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | co-founder, Eventive, advertiser |
| Employer | Eventive |
| Parent(s) | Yehuda Patt, Nurit Patt |
Iddo Patt is a filmmaker, business executive, and television advertiser who lives in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the founder of Modern Production Concepts, a television and radio advertising company, [1] 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. [2]
After graduating from Harvard University, he moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he currently resides. [1]
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. [3] [4]
A series of commercials for Graceland, Elvis's home, were produced by Patt in 2005. [5] 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. [6]
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. [1] [7]
In 2009, Patt joined the board of the American Advertising Federation. [8]
Robyn Hitchcock: Trams, Jams, and Elvis and Burning Ice, two documentaries about surrealist musician Robyn Hitchcock, were also directed by Patt. [9]
He served as associate producer on Keep the Lights On , a film by Ira Sachs, in 2012. [2]
In 2012, Iddo Patt became the board president of Indie Memphis, [10] 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. [11]
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. [12]
Patt has won numerous awards for his television and radio advertisements. [13] [14] [15]