Why?

I was so frustrated by the endless struggle with clunky Excel® and FileMakerPro® templates. Each in-house system revealed a new maze of gotchas, lacking collaboration, undo options, and any modern form of version history. This frustration led me to release my own set of bidding templates that I had been refining for over 15 years. Designed with privacy and collaboration in mind, and developed on a neutral third party platform (Google Sheets™).

It's more than just a tool; “live bidding rounds” are a revolution in how we work together.

“Nobody is winning a BAFTA for bidding. Why don’t we all just use the same templates?"

VFX Supervisor and creator of OpenBID.

Marcus LeVere

I began my career as a VFX artist at Pacific Ocean Post in 1999 and became a VFX supervisor at Zoic Studios in 2015.

Find out more about me on Linkedin or imdb.

What’s Next?

OpenBID has already gained momentum, with hundreds of companies worldwide utilizing it. Our vision is for more open standards, offering customized versions for every stage of production. Envision a day where bid data is connected and powered by AI. Capable of instant communication with all the departments.