Andrew Denton steps back from his production company

Tim Burrowes

March 21, 2013 12:35

One of the ABC’s most celebrated program makers appears to have quietly left the company he co-founded.

Andrew Denton is currently officially on a sabbatical from Australia’s largest independent production house, Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder, but looks unlikely to return. CJZ was formed by the merger of Cordell Jigsaw and Denton’s Zapruder’s Other Films.

In a video interview with Encore to talk about new consumer show The Checkout, Cordell Jigsaw co-founder Nick Murray was asked whether Denton would return. He answered: “He’s a director of the company.” Asked the same question a second time, he said: “I don’t know, hopefully. We’ll see.”

An extended SMS text exchange with Denton also saw him decline the opportunity to say he would return. He responded: “Nothing to report I’m afraid. You are correct that I’m on sabbatical. That’s about it.”

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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.