Zeke Norton

Ezekiel "Zeke" Norton is currently a director at Rainmaker Entertainment Inc. since August 2010. He previously directed shows such as Viva Pinata and the 2003 Spider Man cartoon series. He used to be the pre-visualization supervisor at Rainmaker. The first Barbie film he directed was Barbie: Princess Charm School. He stated on Linkedin that the Barbie movie makers were a "well-oiled and talented production machine" and he found it enjoyable to work with the actors with motion capture for the film. Norton was nominated for a Leo award for Best Direction/Storyboading for Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy.

Trivia

 * Zeke Norton and Owen Hurley have both been directors for ReBoot, a Canadian cartoon. Owen Hurley directed the first three CGI Barbie films.