From Scheduling to Budgeting, How Yamdu and Showbiz Budgeting Streamline Productions

If your workflow feels like a bigger production than your film, Florian Reimann has a fix you’ll want to hear. In this episode of Inside Indies, Florian joins hosts John Cooke and Steve Bizenov to share how his experience producing films, commercials, and documentaries led him to co-found Yamdu, a production management platform that streamlines everything from script breakdowns to budget exports. He explains how indie creators can use Yamdu alongside tools like Showbiz Budgeting and shares how his work with MovieLabs and the Media Carbon Calculator is helping build more sustainable workflows across the industry. Whether you’re scheduling a weekend short or budgeting your next feature, this conversation is filled with practical insights for building efficient, future-ready production pipelines. Key insights from this episode: How Yamdu connects your workflow from script to budget What indie filmmakers can automate and what they shouldn’t Why better workflows mean more room for creativity  Chapters: (00:00) Meet Florian Reimann  (02:30) What Florian’s early jobs taught him about workflows (03:33) How Yamdu helps organize your entire production (09:12) The value of Yamdu’s partnership with Cast & Crew (12:07) Breaking down the Showbiz Budgeting integration (15:42) Simplifying onboarding and connecting to payroll tools (17:45) What global sustainability means for indie filmmakers (23:01) Upcoming features and innovations in Yamdu   Learn more on https://castandcrew.com/ Contact us at http://info.mediaservices.com/inside-indies    Follow us on our socials: Facebook: https://facebook.com/CastCrew Instagram: https://instagram.com/castandcrewllc/ LinkedIn: https:/linkedin.com/company/castcrew/ X: https://x.com/CastAndCrewNews