In the year 1995, the Chairman Dr. Subash Candra started Zee Institute of Creative Art (ZICA), the nation's first full-fledged Classical and Digital Animation Training Academy that trains youth in classical 2D and modern 3D animation. The past 28 years ZICA has nurtured some of the brightest talents in the world of animation. ZICA adopted a novel training style and is focused entirely on creating a stimulating environment for its students.

ZICA, with its state-of-the-art infrastructure, gives practical training in 2D Animation, 3D Animation, Visual Effects & Gaming, covering the stages of visualization, Pre-production, production and post-production. At ZICA. A lot of emphasis is laid on the principles of art and design and fundamentals of classical animation, while extracting the same knowledge to computer based Digital animation.

Today, ZICA centers in prominent cities like Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore, Noida, Lucknow, Bhubaneswar, Indore, and more, stand out as the preferred choice for young Indians aspiring to transform their passion into a profession.