Zeke's Pad

Zeke's Pad

Company type	Animated television series
Industry	Entertainment
Founded	2008
Headquarters	Australia, Canada
Area served	International (including Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Poland, India, Sri Lanka, Spain, Latin America, Brazil, Middle East)
Products	Animated TV series

Zeke's Pad is an animated series focusing on 14-year-old Zeke, a skateboarder and artist who possesses a magical electronic tablet that animates his sketches. The series was collaboratively produced by Bardel Entertainment, Flying Bark Productions, Star Farm Productions, and Leaping Lizard Productions, in partnership with Seven Network Australia and YTV Canada Inc.. Funding for the production came from sources such as The Canadian Television Fund, British Columbia tax incentives, The Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit, along with various media development funds including The Shaw Rocket Fund and The Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund. It was broadcast on Canada's YTV channel during Saturday evenings at 7 PM.

Synopsis

The storyline follows Zeke Palmer, a 14-year-old skateboarder and artist who uses a versatile "pad" functioning as a phone, PDA, GPS, media player, and drawing tablet. Whatever he sketches on this device springs to life, often illustrating the repercussions of his choices.

Characters

• Ezekiel "Zeke" Palmer (voiced by Michael Adamthwaite): An inventive skateboarder and artist who embraces risks.
• Jayden "Jay" Fritter (voiced by Tim Hamaguchi): Zeke’s closest companion and the sole confidant aware of the pad’s magical capabilities.
• Rachel Palmer (voiced by Chiara Zanni): Zeke’s younger sister involved in theatre.
• Issac "Ike" Palmer (voiced by Trevor Devall): The athletic older brother of Zeke.
• Ida Palmer (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain): Their mother, known for her strictness regarding order.
• Alvin Palmer (voiced by Trevor Devall): Their father, who is a professional concert musician.
• Maxine Marx (voiced by Tabitha St. Germain): The girl Zeke secretly admires.

Episodes

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Broadcast history

Prior to its debut on YTV in Canada, the series was shown in more than twelve international territories such as Australia (Seven Network), Germany (ZDF), France (Canal+ Family), Poland (ZigZap), India and Sri Lanka (Sun TV), Spain (Televisió de Catalunya), Latin America and Brazil (Cartoon Network), and the Middle East (Spacetoon).

Awards and nominations

• Zeke's Pad received the Elan Awards in 2010 for Best Animation TV Production and Best Art Direction.
• Additionally, it earned a nomination for Best Children's Television Animation at the 2010 Australian Film Institute Awards.

External links

• Zeke's Pad at Flying Bark Productions