Case Study
Tantor Films unifies 10 global offices on one financial operating system.
Tantor Films is the production backbone for global campaigns like Apple, Netflix, and Puma. They operate across 10 countries, from Chile to Poland.
They switched to Splinde to stop managing spreadsheets and start mastering their global scale.
"We don’t just shoot in one location; we shoot everywhere. Before Splinde, we were drowning in disconnected spreadsheets. Now, whether I’m in Mexico City or Berlin, I see the exact same numbers as my team. Splinde didn't just improve our workflow; it became our global language."
Ingrid Bragemann
Founder & Global EP
The Challenge
The "Version Hell" of Global Service Production
Tantor Films prides itself on the "Tantor Spirit". Equality, respect, and high-level professionalism across borders. But their financial infrastructure was struggling to keep up with their expansion into 10 diverse markets.
1. The Multi-Currency Nightmare: Every office operates in a different currency (Pesos, Euros, Zloty), but clients need budgets in USD or EUR. "We were constantly breaking formulas trying to link exchange rates across twenty different Excel tabs," recalls the Head of Production.
2. The Email bottleneck: With producers in different time zones, a simple budget revision meant a 24-hour delay. Waiting for the "Final_v3.xlsx" to arrive via email slowed down the agility required for clients like Apple and Netflix.
3. Compliance Complexity: Each new location brought new rules. German KSK, US Union fringes, Spanish VAT. Manually updating these logic sets for every new project was a recipe for human error.
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650,00
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United States Dollar – $
650,00 EUR are 757,05 USD.
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British Pound Sterling – £
650,00 EUR are 563,45 GBP.
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South African Rand – R
650,00 EUR are 12.412,68 ZAR.
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The Solution
A Purpose-Built OS for Production
Tantor switched to Splinde and the impact was immediate. They didn't just digitize their spreadsheets; they centralized their entire business logic.
One Truth, Real-Time Splinde’s Live Co-Production feature allowed the Executive Producer in Barcelona to watch the Line Producer in Santiago populate a budget in real-time. No sync buttons, no file uploads. Just flow.
Local Laws as "AddOns" Instead of rewriting formulas for German Social Security or Chilean Tax laws, Tantor utilized Splinde’s Global AddOn Library. "We simply drag the 'German KSK' AddOn into the budget, and we know the math is legally compliant. It’s peace of mind we never had with Excel."
The Offer Revolution Using the Splinde Document Editor, Tantor transformed how they pitch to clients. They now generate beautiful, branded offer documents that are legally linked to the budget data. "We change a crew rate in the budget, and the PDF offer updates instantly. It slashed our prep time in half."
The Results
Velocity by Design
Scaled without Chaos Tantor added three new European offices to their network in 2024. With Splinde, onboarding a new territory took days, not months. The financial structure was already there, waiting for them.
Client Confidence "When we present a Splinde document to a client, it signals precision. They can see the breakdown, the conversion rates, and the transparency. It helps us close deals faster."
10x Faster revision cycles on active productions.
100% Elimination of broken formula errors.
Unified Reporting across all 10 international branches.
Looking Forward
The Future of Production Intelligence
Tantor Films sees Splinde not just as a budgeting tool, but as the foundation for their future data strategy.
1. Benchmarking & Insights: "We are starting to use Splinde to analyze costs across territories. We can now instantly answer: 'Is it more cost-effective to shoot this car chase in Mexico or Portugal?' based on real historical data."
2. Automated Compliance: As Tantor expands into new markets, they plan to build their own custom Variable Libraries in Splinde, automating the onboarding of local crews and vendors.
"In this industry, you are either fast or you are forgotten. Splinde gives us the speed to stay ahead."
Tantor Films is the production backbone for global campaigns like Apple, Netflix, and Puma. They operate as a unified network across Latin America and Europe, providing high-end service production.
TLDR
10 Unified Markets in 8 Currencies
10 Markets & 8 Currencies
Managed from a single platform, from Santiago to Warsaw.
50% Faster Offers
Slash turnaround time on complex multi-currency bids.
Zero Email Chaos
Moved from "Version_Final_v3.xlsx" to real-time collaboration.
"We don’t just shoot in one location; we shoot everywhere. Before Splinde, we were drowning in disconnected spreadsheets. Now, whether I’m in Mexico City or Berlin, I see the exact same numbers as my team. Splinde didn't just improve our workflow; it became our global language."
Ingrid Bragemann
Founder & Global EP
The Challenge
The "Version Hell" of Global Service Production
Tantor Films prides itself on the "Tantor Spirit". Equality, respect, and high-level professionalism across borders. But their financial infrastructure was struggling to keep up with their expansion into 10 diverse markets.
1. The Multi-Currency Nightmare: Every office operates in a different currency (Pesos, Euros, Zloty), but clients need budgets in USD or EUR. "We were constantly breaking formulas trying to link exchange rates across twenty different Excel tabs," recalls the Head of Production.
2. The Email bottleneck: With producers in different time zones, a simple budget revision meant a 24-hour delay. Waiting for the "Final_v3.xlsx" to arrive via email slowed down the agility required for clients like Apple and Netflix.
3. Compliance Complexity: Each new location brought new rules. German KSK, US Union fringes, Spanish VAT. Manually updating these logic sets for every new project was a recipe for human error.
The Solution
A Purpose-Built OS for Production
Tantor switched to Splinde and the impact was immediate. They didn't just digitize their spreadsheets; they centralized their entire business logic.
One Truth, Real-Time Splinde’s Live Co-Production feature allowed the Executive Producer in Barcelona to watch the Line Producer in Santiago populate a budget in real-time. No sync buttons, no file uploads. Just flow.
Local Laws as "AddOns" Instead of rewriting formulas for German Social Security or Chilean Tax laws, Tantor utilized Splinde’s Global AddOn Library. "We simply drag the 'German KSK' AddOn into the budget, and we know the math is legally compliant. It’s peace of mind we never had with Excel."
The Offer Revolution Using the Splinde Document Editor, Tantor transformed how they pitch to clients. They now generate beautiful, branded offer documents that are legally linked to the budget data. "We change a crew rate in the budget, and the PDF offer updates instantly. It slashed our prep time in half."
Tap the currency symbol on any line item to instantly swap between Dollars, Euros, or Pounds.
1.1
1.300,00 €
Producer
Amount
1
Days
2
Fee
650,00
EUR
1.1
0,00 €
Producer
Amount
1
Days
Number or @
Fee
650,00
€
Convert Item to…
United States Dollar – $
650,00 EUR are 757,05 USD.
USD
British Pound Sterling – £
650,00 EUR are 563,45 GBP.
GBP
South African Rand – R
650,00 EUR are 12.412,68 ZAR.
ZAR
Edit Conversion Rates
The Results
Velocity by Design
Scaled without Chaos Tantor added three new European offices to their network in 2024. With Splinde, onboarding a new territory took days, not months. The financial structure was already there, waiting for them.
Client Confidence "When we present a Splinde document to a client, it signals precision. They can see the breakdown, the conversion rates, and the transparency. It helps us close deals faster."
10x Faster revision cycles on active productions.
100% Elimination of broken formula errors.
Unified Reporting across all 10 international branches.
Global Library
From German social security, over Overtime rules to US union fringes. We have codified the industry's most complex rules into a library of ready-to-use blocks.
The world’s finance, pre-packaged.
Drag & Drop
Math you can touch.
Precision UI
Configuration, not coding.
Category
Country
Overheads and Risks
Employee Related & Fringes
UNION / P&H: Union Labor Fringes
Rate covering statutory taxes plus Union Pension, Health, P&H and mandatory Vacation/Holiday pay.
Statutory Payroll Fringes
FICA, Medicare, Federal/State Unemployment, and Workers’ Comp. For non-union labor.
Vacation Compensation
Calculate compensations for employee vacations.
Overtime
Calculate overtime surcharges on salaries and fees for employees and freelancers.
Taxes
Global Library
From German social security, over Overtime rules to US union fringes. We have codified the industry's most complex rules into a library of ready-to-use blocks.
The world’s finance, pre-packaged.
Drag & Drop
Math you can touch.
Precision UI
Configuration, not coding.
Category
Country
Overheads and Risks
Employee Related & Fringes
UNION / P&H: Union Labor Fringes
Rate covering statutory taxes plus Union Pension, Health, P&H and mandatory Vacation/Holiday pay.
Statutory Payroll Fringes
FICA, Medicare, Federal/State Unemployment, and Workers’ Comp. For non-union labor.
Vacation Compensation
Calculate compensations for employee vacations.
Overtime
Calculate overtime surcharges on salaries and fees for employees and freelancers.
Taxes
Looking Forward
The Future of Production Intelligence
Tantor Films sees Splinde not just as a budgeting tool, but as the foundation for their future data strategy.
1. Benchmarking & Insights: "We are starting to use Splinde to analyze costs across territories. We can now instantly answer: 'Is it more cost-effective to shoot this car chase in Mexico or Portugal?' based on real historical data."
2. Automated Compliance: As Tantor expands into new markets, they plan to build their own custom Variable Libraries in Splinde, automating the onboarding of local crews and vendors.
"In this industry, you are either fast or you are forgotten. Splinde gives us the speed to stay ahead."
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