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The award-winning ‘Maya and the Three’ and ‘The Book of Life’ director will speak at the April 5 event that seeks to connect industry employers and talented neurodivergent individuals; conference features panel discussions, breakout sessions and entertainment.

The supersession will go behind the scenes with two filmmaking teams as they create animated short films utilizing the latest advanced technologies and AI-driven tools

Paramount Animation, Nickelodeon Animation and the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" filmmakers partnered with non-profit Reel Start and animation/visual effects academy Exceptional Minds to debut the animated short "Tree's Blood."

Over 2,100 students met the challenge, producing a 30-second animation in under 24 hours; teams from 90 colleges and 14 high schools participated, with winners receiving over $165k in prize packs and cash.

What could you animate in one day? These students found out at this year's 24 Hours animation contest.

Fundamental questions of memory, existence, and reality feature in the research interests of this year’s Woolf Fisher Scholarship recipients. Worth approximately $70,000 a year for up to four years, a Woolf Fisher Scholarship is one of the most ...

Exceptional Minds, the California-based non-profit training academy that works to bring young adults on the autism spectrum into digital arts roles, has…

Mike Schmueck and Steff Farrar have been promoted within the non-profit to lead the in-house studios and oversee graduate artists.

A nonprofit named Exceptional Minds is helping students with autism channel their creativity into a Hollywood career. What’s unique is that the Sherman Oaks based organization is one part school and one part animation house. That means graduates can start working immediately on freelance gigs while they look for a full-time job. “We’re teaching them […]

Apple has announced its support for Exceptional Minds, a program in Los Angeles that helps autistic artists explore their creativity.