Film finance modeling · Mac · v1.3

You have the budget. You have the schedule. Now build the waterfall.

Teche models film finance the way money actually moves — equity, tax credits, senior debt, mezzanine, and recoupment — from a micro-budget indie to a multi-lender studio deal. Then export an investor-ready report and a collection-ready CAMA in one click.

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Recoupment Waterfall Scenario · HIGH

Net Receipts $5,010,000

Senior Debt obl. $1,539,000✓ repaid

$1,539,000

Mezzanine obl. $575,000✓ repaid

$575,000

Equity target $1,380,000 · 1.20×✓ returned

$1,380,000

Profit Pool★ surplus

$1,516,000

EQUITY MULTIPLE · HIGH 1.20×

Two modes · one app

Same installer. Two ways the money is built.

Indie and Pro are different financing models for different kinds of deals. Same app, same reports, switch anytime — your projects save per mode.

Teche Indie

Equity-first financing

For independent films around $1M and under. Start with equity raised, layer in tax credits and soft money, and see your gap close in real time.

My First Film.fcpIndie

Inputs

Total Budget$750,000

Equity Raised$500,000

Investor Multiple1.2×

Tax Credit$135,000

Soft Money / In-Kind$115,000

Financing Sources · $750,000

Remaining Gap$0 · fully funded

Equity raised as the core input
Tax credits, grants & soft money with advance rates
In-kind support and waived-cost offsets
Investor return waterfall · LOW / MID / HIGH

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Teche Pro

Full capital-stack modeling

For structured deals with senior lenders, mezzanine financing, and sequential recoupment. The model you bring to the bank.

The Current.fcpPro

Capital Stack · $3,000,000

Senior Debt$1,350,000 · 45.0%

Mezzanine$500,000 · 16.7%

Equity Required$1,150,000 · 38.3%

Coverage · HIGH

Senior Fully Repaid✓ Yes

Mezz Fully Repaid✓ Yes

Equity Multiple1.20×

Profit Pool$1,516,000

Senior debt with collateral and advance rates
Mezzanine structure with interest and fees
Sequential waterfall · senior → mezz → equity
Coverage ratios across every scenario · includes Indie

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How it works

Start with estimates. Close with actuals.

Enter the deal and watch the waterfall calculate as you type. The order is the order money really gets paid back.

Choose your mode

Indie for equity-first films, Pro for full capital-stack deals with senior debt and mezz. Switch anytime — projects save per mode.

Indie or Pro

Model your scenarios

Enter budget, financing sources, and LOW / MID / HIGH revenue. Teche returns net receipts, coverage ratios, and equity multiples instantly.

Scenario modeling

Export the report & CAMA

Generate an investor-ready report, a collection-ready CAMA with every party and the full distribution waterfall, or a live-formula Excel model.

Report · CAMA · Excel

Features · v1.3

Everything a producer actually needs.

Built by a producer who spent months doing this by hand. Every feature exists because it was missing somewhere else.

CAMA export New

A finished deal becomes a collection-ready package
Parties, beneficiaries & deal terms in one document
Full distribution waterfall in priority order
Uses each deal's actual terms, with saved profiles filling the rest
Ready to hand to your collection account manager

Investor Roster & Profiles New

Track every investor's commitment
See instantly if the round is funded, short or overfunded
Overfunded equity recoups on the full commitment
Profile Manager: save lenders, MG providers & investors once
Reuse their contacts and terms on every deal

Waterfall modeling

Indie: equity-first recoupment waterfall
Pro: senior debt, gap, mezz, equity & junior equity
Domestic & worldwide MGs with staged payments
Equity premium multiples up to 5×
Automatic profit-pool calculation
Coverage ratio per scenario

Revenue scenarios

LOW / MID / HIGH gross modeling
Territory-by-territory assumptions
Sales agent, collection & distribution fees
Sales-estimate haircut for conservative projections
Real-time scenario switching

Professional reports

Investor-ready waterfall reports
Capital stack with committed & still-needed equity
Multiple tax credits, transferable and rebate
Revenue analysis across all three scenarios
Excel export through every output surface
Confidentiality disclaimer included

Native Mac app

Fast, offline, no browser needed
Save unlimited projects as .fcp files
File menu — ⌘S save, ⌘O open, ⌘E export
Real-time calculation as you type
Your data stays on your machine

Pricing

Simple pricing. Start free.

Indie and Pro both start with a free trial — no commitment.

Indie

$19.99 /mo

billed annually

Equity-first financing for independent films ~$1M and under.

Indie financing model
Equity, multiple tax credits & soft money
Investor Roster & CAMA export
Budget offsets & in-kind
LOW / MID / HIGH scenarios
Save projects & export

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Built by a producer, for producers.

The LeaderNetflixLegendary PicturesIFC FilmsCinemand Films

I helped structure financing for The Leader (Vera Farmiga, Tim Blake Nelson, Jim Parsons), and produced films for Netflix, Legendary Pictures, and IFC Films.

After years of modeling deals with fragile spreadsheets — the kind that break the moment a financier asks one more question — I built the tool I needed on every production.

Teche™ is named after Bayou Teche in Louisiana, where I grew up: a slow, branching waterway, and a fitting metaphor for how capital flows through a film — connecting investors, lenders, and producers through the same financial current.

— Michael WormserCreator of Teche™ · Co-Founder, Cinemand Films