The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down is a Canadian reality competition television series, premiered on CBC Television on February 8, 2024."Seth Rogen, Jennifer Robertson join CBC's 'The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down'" . Victoria Times-Colonist, October 30, 2023. Adapted from the British series The Great Pottery Throw Down, the series is a pottery competition to find Canada's best potter.
The show is hosted by Jennifer Robertson, with Brendan Tang and Natalie Waddell as judges. Actor Seth Rogen, himself an amateur potter, appeared as a guest judge, as well as being an executive producer of the series.Jesse Whittock, "Seth Rogen Set As Guest Judge & Executive Producer Of ‘The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down’, Jennifer Robertson To Host" . Deadline Hollywood, October 30, 2023. The show was filmed in Granville Island, an area of Vancouver with an industrial past and currently occupied by many artists, at the former site of Emily Carr University of Art and Design.
On the finale, which aired 4 April 2024, Jen Sonnenberg was declared the winner. The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down was not renewed for another season.
Contestants Potter Meet the potters from The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down Age Hometown Kiefer Floreal 27 Winnipeg, MB Alice Gibson 21 Penticton, BC Thomas Haskell 35 Toronto, ON Susan Johnston 67 Surrey, BC Renu Mathew 49 Olds, AB Andrew McCullough 32 Fredericton, NB Jen Sonnenberg 39 Stonewall, MB Jackie Talmey-Lennon 39 Vancouver, BC Elsa Valiñas 43 Fredericton, NB Michael Wood 35 Salisbury, NB
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Awards The Great Canadian Pottery Throw Down was nominated for Best Reality/Competition Program or Series and for Best Direction, Reality/Competition for Darrell Faria for the episode "Into the Fire" at the 13th Canadian Screen Awards.
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