Vincent, a 25-year old animator living in China, has released a new Flash animated episode in his KungFu Bunny series called Run Bunny Run. The film mixes stop-motion photography with Flash animation, and pays homage to Max Fleischer’s 1919 Out of the Inkwell series in which the animator interacts with the animation. Chuck Jones followed suit in 1951 with the brilliant short Duck Amuck and more recently Alan Becker got into the act with his Animation vs. Animator series.

Vincent has become a bit of a celebrity back in China. He’s been interviewed on TV about his shorts, and invited to several festivals. The third installment in the KungFu Bunny series is due out soon, and Vincent has already begun promoting it on his website.

To see photos from the production, check out Vincent’s blog. To see stills from the final work, click here.

Pepsi’s Chinese arm has turned to Flash animation to promote a new product. The short features two bored co-workers trying to get out of a meeting. Once you click ‘PLAY’ below, you can click ‘play’ on the animation itself. It allows you to enter some characters, and your text shows up inside the short.

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I spotted an article about the Chinese animator Wang Momo on Digg.com, and learned how his simple bunny animations have quickly become a hot item in China. Here’s an example of his work:

Prison Break, Fox’s big hit, just wrapped up its second season last week, and a third season is on tap for this Fall. Over in China, the show has been banned by the government, but that hasn’t stopped pirates from selling $10 DVDs, or rogue TV stations from airing it under the guise of “English lessons.”

The show is now an undeniable worldwide hit, and there’s no better proof than this Flash-animated Chinese gag created by Shanghai-based Tooncool.com.

Its Cartoon, an animation studio in Hangzhou, China, recently posted a new animated short. I believe the title translates to Sidamingzhu. The studio has also posted some stills from the Flash production on their blog.

B&T Studio in China, the team behind the BoBo&ToTo series, has produced a long-form, Flash-animated commercial for Honda Civic. This music video promotes a slightly-modified Civic, which is being assembled by the Beijing-based Dongfeng Honda, a partnership Honda built with Dongfeng Motor Corporation. Click here to see the original Flash film (slow loading 14mb).

Another excellent short from the gang at Its Cartoon in Hangzhou, China. It’s called ‘Ma Xiao Tiao.’

(original SWF)