Frequently Asked Questions About Cirkus

Cirkus is designed for teams managing projects, people and resources, particularly in media and entertainment. It is used by post-production studios, broadcasters, video production companies, creative agencies, AV departments and studio operations teams. From coordinating editors and equipment to managing creative projects and production schedules, Cirkus helps teams organise their work, collaborate and keep projects moving.

Cirkus integrates with other tools through Zapier, allowing teams to connect applications and automate workflows. It also offers a REST API for custom integrations and connects with farmerswife for integrated production scheduling and project management workflows. Cirkus also provides an MCP connector for connecting compatible AI assistants, such as ChatGPT and Claude, to supported workspace information.

If you're moving from another project management platform, the Cirkus team can help you explore the best approach for transferring your existing workflows and project information.

Cirkus provides a REST API that can support custom integrations and migration solutions. The available options will depend on your current platform, the type of data and your requirements.

Contact our team to discuss your migration needs.

Cirkus offers a REST API that allows developers to connect Cirkus with other applications, build custom integrations and extend existing workflows.

API access is available with eligible Cirkus plans, including Pro, Business and Enterprise.

For technical information, explore our REST API Quick Start Guide and API documentation

Cirkus helps media production teams manage multiple projects, schedules, tasks and resources within one workspace.

Teams can organise projects into subprojects, assign responsibilities, track deadlines and coordinate shared resources such as editors, equipment and studios. Scheduling views and reporting tools provide visibility across active productions, helping teams manage changing priorities and workloads

Cirkus makes it easy to collaborate with freelancers, contractors and external team members, whether they're working remotely or on-site.

You can invite collaborators to projects, assign tasks, share files and communicate through comments and notifications. Workspace and project permissions help control access to information, so everyone can stay connected to the work relevant to them.

Cirkus is designed for post-production teams managing complex workflows, tight deadlines and shared resources.

From ingest and editing to colour grading, audio, quality control and final delivery, Cirkus helps post houses organise tasks, schedule editors and facilities, manage requests and approvals, and track project progress.

By bringing scheduling, task management and collaboration together, Cirkus helps post-production teams maintain visibility across projects and departments.

Learn more about Cirkus for Post Production.

Cirkus includes Requests and Approvals features that help teams manage incoming work in a structured way.

Teams can create custom request forms for projects, tasks and resource bookings, assign approvers, and track requests from submission to approval. Internal requests and supported public request forms help streamline workflows and reduce manual follow-ups.

Cirkus Enterprise is designed for larger organisations that need greater control over hosting, security, integrations and workspace configuration.

It offers dedicated private cloud hosting, custom branding, Single Sign-On (SSO), user provisioning and tailored integrations. It is particularly suited to broadcasters, media organisations and larger production facilities with complex workflows or specific IT requirements.

Explore Cirkus Enterprise plans or contact our team for a personalised solution.

Cirkus includes security features designed to help organisations manage access to their projects and information, including workspace permissions, multi-factor authentication and Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO). Data is encrypted both in transit and at rest, and Cirkus is ISO 27001 certified, demonstrating its commitment to information security.

Enterprise customers can also explore dedicated private cloud hosting and additional configuration options to meet their organisational requirements.

For detailed information about security practices, certifications and compliance requirements, contact the Cirkus team.