CJZ named production company of the year while Gruen is best light entertainment

Tim Burrowes

November 17, 2016 9:25

CJZ was named production company of the year at Thursday night’s Screen Producers Australia Awards, while its show about the world of advertising, Gruen, was named light entertainment series of the year.

Along with Gruen, CJZ’s stable of shows includes the likes of Bondi Rescue, Go Back To Where You Came from, The Ex-PM and the forthcoming biopic House Of Bond.

The award was accepted by CJZ bosses Michael Cordell and Nick Murray at the ceremony in Melbourne on Thursday night.

Cordell, left and Murray, speaking at Screen Forever this week

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.