27-year old Italian animator, Daniele Scali, gives new life to Clint Eastwood’s 1966 performance in The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.

MTV Italy is currently celebrating its 10th anniversary, and to mark the occasion they’ve created a new logo, characters and several promo animations with Mutado, a Milan-based creative agency. Mutado tapped Diego Zucchi, who was featured here on CHF for his pa-NO-rama short. Zucchi utilized Flash and After Effects to bring these 3 spots to life.

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Diego Zucchi is an Italian animator who has worked alongside countryman Bruno Bozzetto, a famed animator who works almost exclusively in Flash.

Zucchi is now making a name for himself with a new Flash-animated short that is touring the festivals. Titled pa-NO-rama, this short is laced with symbolism and beautiful background designs.

Been lots of Flash animated series activity in recent months, and I’ve been slowly pulling together a list.

PBS KIDS GO! just started running The Amazing Colossal Adventures of WordGirl, a Flash-animated series of 2-minute shorts that run been episodes of Maya & Miguel. The series was created by Soup2Nuts, which is part of Scholastic Media.

Animax Entertainment and ESPN just launched the third season Off-Mikes with a new episode titled Casting Slouch. The Flash-animated series takes audio from the Mike & Mike radio show and re-imagines them as animated moments. Off-Mikes recently won the Spots Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Content for Non-Traditional Platform.

26-episodes of Edgar & Ellen, the Flash-animated series produced by Star Farm Productions, has been acquired by Nickelodeon channels in France, Italy and 7 other markets. The series, which started in book-form, also has a 6-book series in place with 14 international publishers.

As announced in Animation Magazine, Lola and Virginia, a Flash-animated series co-produced by Icon Animation & Millimages, has launched on the Animania HD channel. The 12-minute episodes follow Lola and Virginia, who live in the same neighborhood, but have vastly different lifestyles.

Pucca, the Flash-animated series produced by Studio B Productions, has received a second season order by Jetix Europe. The series is based on characters created by Vooz out of Korea. Pucca also airs in the US on Jetix blocks on Toon Disney.

Cartoon Network Europe has announced a new Flash-animated series for January 2008 - Best Ed. It’s aimed at the 8-12 market, and it’s being developed by Teletoon and Cartoon Network UK and animated by 9 Story Entertainment. The story centers on the unlikely relationship between a dog named Ed and his friend Buddy, a squirrel.