Our Team

  • Simon Fawcett - CEO

    Simon is the CEO of Filmtrax. He has produced 30 films, including such films as “Come Away” with Angelina Jolie, “Lone Survivor” with Mark Wahlberg, and “Cheri” with Michelle Pfeiffer, and has 3 films currently in post-production.

    Simon has been involved in the financing of a number of major Hollywood Studio films including such films as “Two Guns”, “Lone Survivor”, “The Revenant”, “American Made”, and “Rocketman”.

    As well as a film financier and producer, Simon is a Director of Atlantic Screen Music, a music publishing company that specialises in investing in the production of film score music generating income from both music publishing and soundtracks, recent films have included “Dredd”, “Great Expectations”, “Host”, and “Two Guns” productions. Previously he was the Chief Investment Officer of Aramid Capital Partners, which managed a $250m Fund specialising in Entertainment Loan Finance, and which funded 30+ films, including such films as “How to lose Friends and Alienate People”, “Dorian Gray”, and “W”, and funded slate financing deals for Paramount, Universal and Lionsgate. Simon previously worked as the COO of Pathé Entertainment, and was actively involved in the growth of Pathé from a small independent UK distributor into an international production and distribution studio operation, with successes including “The Queen”, “Mrs Henderson Presents”, “Girl with a Pearl Earring”, “Bride and Prejudice”, and UK distribution of the Award winning films “Crash” and “House of Flying Daggers”. Simon qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG.

  • Rupert Hollier - Head of Production/Creative

    Rupert Hollier is the Creative Director of Filmtrax, as well as the Atlantic Screen Group. Ru joined music publishing house Music Copyright Solutions in 1999, specialising in film music, moving on to Kingstreet Media in 2002, where he worked on brands and advertising for clients such as Desmond Childs and Fleetwood Mac. In 2009 joined Imagem Music, heading the Film & Television vertical. During his time at Imagem, he represented both the Rodgers & Hammerstein and Boosey & Hawkes IP catalogues for the screen. In his five-year tenure, Rupert worked with global brands such as Google, Reebok, Skoda, Tesco, Hyundai, and Apple amongst others. He joined the Metropolis Group in 2014 as Creative Director, co-running one of the largest content and music studios in the world. Rupert is a co-founder and senior board member of The UK & European Guild of Music Supervisors. Rupert has supervised over 70 films and Television series, such as the Oscar nominated and Bafta winning film "The wife" and the Bafta nominated biopic "McQueen", and the upcoming period drama “Mothering Sunday” starring Colin Firth and Olivia Coleman, and Roland Emmerich’s $100M space epic, “Moonfall”. He is currently producing the James Joyce biopic, James & Lucia, starring Harvey Keitel, Aiden Gillen, Alex Pettyfer and Harry Melling, as well as developing films based around the lives of both Brian Johnson of AC/DC, and Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac.

  • Gaby Whyte-Hart - Head of Casting/Production

    With a career spanning more than 15 years, Gaby started in film at the age of 17. She attended the New York Film academy at Kings University in London, where she received her master’s in producing for the screen. Gaby subsequently went on to produce and direct a number of short films, which performed successfully at various film festivals globally, gathering 4 nominations and 1 win. She produced and cast her first feature film Dead End in 2011, which was nominated at the Washington DC film festival, and won best UK Feature Film at the International TV and Screen awards in London. This led to Gaby’s move to Los Angeles, where in 2019 she produced and cast the Feature film Becoming, starring Toby Kebbel, Jason Patric and Penelope Mitchell. Becoming was listed in the top 20 horror films to watch in 2020 by Thrillist, and, is currently available to watch on Amazon. Gaby currently has three films in production and is developing 2 more, including one based on the life of literary icon James Joyce. She has an extensive list of contacts both in the UK and the USA. Gaby has an especially robust background in development and producing independent films. Gaby also runs Filmtrax Casting and works with talent such as Harvey Keitel, Harry Melling, Maggie Q, Lenny Kravitz, Toby Kebbel, and Nicholas Cage to name a few. Throughout her years of casting she has gained wonderful relationship’s with the top agencies in the world, such as: CAA, Independent, WME, Gersh, Hamilton & Hoddell, Curtis Brown and APA and UTA.

  • Jenny McShane - VFX

    Jenny McShane is an accomplished film actress with a career spanning over 25 years. Some of her memorable lead roles include The Watcher, Shark Attack, and Furnace. Jenny made guest actor appearances on popular TV shows such as Silk Stalkings and Grimm. In 2015, Jenny married Edward Irastorza, a highly skilled visual effects producer and supervisor. Edward had a distinguished career, initially working alongside VFX genius Phil Tippett, subsequently contributing to films such as Hellboy, Blade, and Pan's Labyrinth. Inspired, and under her husband's guidance, Jenny developed a keen interest in visual effects production. She has carried his mantle after his unfortunate passing in 2020. Transitioning into visual effects production in 2018, she employed her skills on various notable titles such as Only Murders in the Building, The Equalizer, The Company You Keep, This Is Us, The Morning Show, Crown Vic, Mayans M.C., and titles for season 4 of A Black Lady Sketch Show. Along with FilmtraxMedia Vfx, Jenny continues her collaboration with esteemed teams such as Atlanta VFX and Smitten Creative. Her dedication and commitment to this work have helped enhance the visual elements of all of these productions, showcasing her ability to adapt and excel in different aspects of the entertainment industry.