Budget · Track · Forecast · Report

Film budgeting software built for the whole production

ReelCost gives producers and filmmakers one connected place to create a professional film budget, monitor daily spending, track paid and owed amounts, forecast the final cost, and prepare clear production reports.

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More than a budget template

Keep the plan connected to what actually happens

A production budget is most useful when it stays current. ReelCost connects approved line items to allocations, cast and crew rates, workdays, receipts, payments, commitments, contingency, and estimate to complete.

Create a structured film budget

Build with familiar production departments, numbered accounts, editable line items, allocations, fringes, and contingency.

Track actual production costs

Record expenses, attach receipts, distinguish accrued from paid amounts, and see outstanding obligations without rebuilding a spreadsheet.

Plan from the screenplay

Upload supported scripts for editable AI-assisted treatments, scene breakdowns, and preliminary planning information that remains subject to producer review.

Forecast the cost to finish

Review actuals, commitments, estimate to complete, projected final cost, funding headroom, and variance in the same financial chain.

Manage cast and crew costs

Use day rates or flat rates, working dates, contractor or union classifications, paid-to-date amounts, accruals, and remaining balances.

Export production-ready reports

Create top sheet, full-budget, treatment, scene-breakdown, and Excel outputs for review, discussion, and handoff.

Designed for independent productions

Use ReelCost from prep through wrap

Start with a blank production, import an existing supported budget, or use script-assisted planning. As the film moves forward, the Home, Daily, Budget, Script, and Reports areas use the selected production’s shared data.

ReelCost is available as a web app and on supported iPhone, iPad, Android, macOS, and Windows devices. Cross-device access helps the producer review the same production from the office, set, or home.

Clear financial language

Know what is budgeted, committed, accrued, paid, and still owed

ReelCost keeps these states distinct so a payment does not disappear into a single “spent” number. The finish-the-film forecast then brings current working budget, accrued cost, commitments, estimate to complete, projected final cost, and headroom together.

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Film budgeting software questions

What filmmakers ask before choosing a tool

What is film budgeting software?

Film budgeting software organizes the expected costs of making a film into production departments, accounts, and line items. A connected tool such as ReelCost also helps track actual costs, payments, commitments, and forecasts as production progresses.

Can ReelCost replace spreadsheets?

ReelCost can replace many spreadsheet-based budgeting and cost-tracking workflows by keeping budget structure, daily costs, crew accruals, receipts, forecasts, and reports connected. Productions should still follow their required accounting, payroll, legal, union, and audit processes.

Can I use ReelCost for an independent or student film?

Yes. ReelCost supports productions of different scales, including independent films, shorts, documentaries, student projects, and larger team workflows. Available plans set different active-production and AI allowances.

Does ReelCost calculate contingency?

Yes. ReelCost can calculate contingency as a percentage of the eligible working budget, and the percentage can be adjusted by the user when a production requires a different assumption.

Where can I use ReelCost?

Use ReelCost in a modern web browser or download a supported iOS, Android, macOS, or Windows version from the official ReelCost download page.

Practical ReelCost guides

Build the budget, track the spend, and see the cost to finish.

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