Cara Speller

Cara Louise Speller (born 2 October 1972) is a British producer of film and television. She is best known for producing animated film Pear Cider and Cigarettes and for Pearl as an executive producer. Both films received Best Animated Short Film nomination; Speller was nominated for Pear Cider and Cigarettes as well as director Robert Valley.

Early life

She was born in Sutton, in south London. She attended an independent school.^[1] she took Maths GCSE early.^[2] She took her GCSEs in 1989.^[3] She passed Biology, Chemistry and English A level in 1991.^[4]

Filmography

2022 - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (animated film)
2019-2020 - 101 Dalmatian Street (TV Series) (executive producer)
2017 - Gorillaz - Saturnz Barz (video) (producer)
2016 - Pear Cider and Cigarettes (Documentary short) (producer)
2016 - Pearl (Short) (executive producer: passion pictures)
2013 - Rollin' Christmas (Short) (producer)
2011 - Reindeer (Documentary short) (executive producer)
2010 - MTV World Stage: Gorillaz (TV Movie) (executive producer)
2010 - Gorillaz Featuring Mos Def and Bobby Womack: Stylo (Video short) (producer)
2008 - Phoo Action (TV Movie) (consulting producer)
2008 - Bananaz (Documentary) (executive producer: Gorillaz)
2006 - Gorillaz: Phase Two - Slowboat to Hades (Video) (executive producer: Gorillaz)
2006 - Gorillaz: Live in Manchester (TV Special) (executive producer: Gorillaz)
2006 - The 48th Annual Grammy Awards (TV Special) (executive producer: Gorillaz)
2005 - MTV Europe Music Awards 2005 (TV Special) (executive producer: Gorillaz)

Awards and nominations

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Work	Recipient(s)	Result	Ref(s)
Academy Awards	February 26, 2017	Best Animated Short Film	Robert Valley and Cara Speller	Pear Cider and Cigarettes	Nominated	^[5]
Grammy Awards	February 8, 2006	Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video	"Feel Good Inc."	Shared with: Gorillaz Peter Candeland (director) Jamie Hewlett	Nominated	^[6]
	February 11, 2007	Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video	Demon Days: Live in Manchester	Shared with: Gorillaz David Barnard	Nominated	^[7]
	February 13, 2011	Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video	"Stylo"	Shared with: Gorillaz Yasiin Bey (as Mos Def) Bobby Womack Peter Candeland (director) Jamie Hewlett	Nominated	^[8]

References

^ Leatherhead Advertiser Thursday 17 July 1986, page 11
^ Leatherhead Advertiser Thursday 1 September 1988, page 3
^ Leatherhead Advertiser Thursday 7 September 1989, page 8
^ Leatherhead Advertiser Wednesday 4 September 1991, page 7
^ "89th Academy Awards Nominees". Oscar.go. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
^ "2005 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
^ "53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
^ "53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 December 2010.

External links

Carla Speller at Passion Pictures
Cara Speller at IMDb

[1] Leatherhead Advertiser Thursday 17 July 1986, page 11

[2] Leatherhead Advertiser Thursday 1 September 1988, page 3

[3] Leatherhead Advertiser Thursday 7 September 1989, page 8

[4] Leatherhead Advertiser Wednesday 4 September 1991, page 7

[5] "89th Academy Awards Nominees". Oscar.go. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.

[6] "2005 Grammy Award Winners". Grammy.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.

[Grammy2007-7] "53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list". National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 29 January 2017.

[Grammy2011-8] "53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2 December 2010.

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