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.Leatherhead Advertiser Thursday 17 July 1986, page 11 she took Maths GCSE early.Leatherhead Advertiser Thursday 1 September 1988, page 3 She took her GCSEs in 1989.Leatherhead Advertiser Thursday 7 September 1989, page 8 She passed Biology, Chemistry and English A level in 1991.Leatherhead Advertiser Wednesday 4 September 1991, page 7

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

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Award ! Date of ceremony ! Category ! Work ! Recipient(s) ! Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable" \| {{Abbr\|Ref(s)\|Reference(s)}}
Academy Awards \| February 26, 2017 \| Best Animated Short Film \| Robert Valley and Cara Speller \| Pear Cider and Cigarettes \| {{nominated}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web \|url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees/short-film-animated/pear-cider-and-cigarettes\|title= 89th Academy Awards Nominees\|publisher=Oscar.go\|date= January 24, 2016 \|access-date=January 29, 2016}}
rowspan="3"\|Grammy Awards \| February 8, 2006 \| Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video \| "Feel Good Inc." \| Shared with: Gorillaz Peter Candeland (director) Jamie Hewlett \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite web\|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=2005&genre=All\|title=2005 Grammy Award Winners\|publisher=Grammy.com\|accessdate=May 1, 2011}}
February 11, 2007 \| Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video \| Demon Days: Live in Manchester \| Shared with: Gorillaz David Barnard \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news\|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/49th-annual-grammy-awards\|title=53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list\|accessdate=January 29, 2017\|work=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences }}
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 \| {{nom}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|{{cite news\|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/breaking/newsletter/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,4822287.htmlstory\|title=53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list\|accessdate=December 2, 2010\|work=Los Angeles Times }}

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Award

! Date of ceremony

! Category

! Work

! Recipient(s)

! Result

! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}}

Academy Awards

| February 26, 2017

| Best Animated Short Film

| Robert Valley and Cara Speller

| Pear Cider and Cigarettes

| {{nominated}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web |url=http://oscar.go.com/nominees/short-film-animated/pear-cider-and-cigarettes|title= 89th Academy Awards Nominees|publisher=Oscar.go|date= January 24, 2016 |access-date=January 29, 2016}}

rowspan="3"|Grammy Awards

| February 8, 2006

| Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video

| "Feel Good Inc."

| Shared with:
Gorillaz
Peter Candeland (director)
Jamie Hewlett

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite web|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=&year=2005&genre=All|title=2005 Grammy Award Winners|publisher=Grammy.com|accessdate=May 1, 2011}}

February 11, 2007

| Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video

| Demon Days: Live in Manchester

| Shared with:
Gorillaz
David Barnard

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/49th-annual-grammy-awards|title=53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list|accessdate=January 29, 2017|work=National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences }}

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

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;"|{{cite news|url=http://theenvelope.latimes.com/news/breaking/newsletter/la-et-env-grammys-nominees-2010-list,0,4822287.htmlstory|title=53rd Annual Grammy Awards nominees list|accessdate=December 2, 2010|work=Los Angeles Times }}

References

External links

[http://www.passion-pictures.com/uk/animation-studios/#about Carla Speller] at Passion Pictures
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Category:Living people

Category:1972 births

Category:British animators

Category:British producers

Category:British animated film producers

Category:British women film producers

Category:British women animators

Category:People educated at City of London Freemen's School

Category:Primetime Emmy Award winners