Producer Toolkit Pro

Bring the core feature budget and incentive tools together with a financeability check and working producer trackers. Choose this pack when the project needs more than a budget and a hopeful spreadsheet.

October 2026 redesigned edition: one ZIP with 4 editable Excel workbooks, 6 redesigned PDFs and a START HERE text file (11 files total).

What you receive

• Feature Film Budget Template (.xlsx) - Detail, Top Sheet and Assumptions.
• Film Finance & Incentive Calculator (.xlsx) - Inputs, Calculator and Guide.
• Financeability Workbook (.xlsx) - a structured financeability checklist and score.
• Producer Templates Pack (.xlsx) - Chain of Title, Finance Sources, Cast Availability, Production Calendar, Delivery Checklist and Funding Tracker.
• Pack Usage Notes (PDF) - instructions for the feature budget and incentive calculator.
• Film Finance Readiness Checklist (PDF).
• Producer Handbook (PDF).
• Product Licence and Disclaimer (PDF).
• Professional Guide to Filmmaking by Chris Patterson (PDF), covering development through delivery.
• UK & Ireland Production Incentive Guide (PDF).
• START HERE text file.

The two producer workbooks add six practical tracking areas to the core budget and finance tools. Make a dated working copy, use the labelled inputs, and read the pack notes and licence before relying on any figures.

Calculators are early planning models. They do not establish eligibility or committed finance and do not include every cap, uplift, tax adjustment or payment condition. Funding and tax rules change; check current HMRC and Revenue guidance with a production accountant.

The general filmmaking guide and licence are included across Causeway packs; specialist files vary by product. The feature packs share some materials. Compare the contents before buying overlapping products: compare the packs.

Created by Chris Patterson, founder of Causeway Pictures in Belfast, with over 20 years in film and television. His producing credits include Lie of the Land, Hostage to the Devil and the UK section of Netflix's Senna.

General production guidance, not legal, tax, accounting, investment or safety advice. Seek independent legal and professional advice for your production. Digital download; no physical item is supplied. For help, email info@causewaypictures.com with your order number. Please do not place a second order to recover a missing download. Statutory consumer rights are unaffected.