Spain-based Machango Studio has released the 5-minute pilot episode of a new series aimed at teens and adults titled Jonas - The Animated Series. The Flash-animated show follows Jonas, an only child with limited possessions and an abundant imagination. The pilot is titled Jonas and the Bathtub.

Spain’s Miquel Gelabert attends EDIB, an art school on the island of Mallorca, where he’s been working on his 3D animation skills and, more recently, Flash animation. Below is his dark short film titled 28800, which captures a moment in the life of a deranged executive.

Guillermo Garcia Carsi, the director of the European preschool series Pocoyo, is also an active animator. His shorts are abstract, musically-driven Flash pieces, which challenge the viewer to piece together the narrative. After long holds on single frames, Carsi will erupt into spasms of animation, sound and movement.

Carsi, who is based in Madrid, recently updated his website and posted 10 shorts, two of which he’s sharing with us today.

Below is Que Pena:

Last month in Spain was the Festival de Cine Fantástico de Bilbao 2006. CHF covered last year’s festival, in which Mr. Coo took 3rd place in the Nontzeflash Animated Film competition.

This year, ‘Bendito Machine’ took the first prize. This short by Jossie Malis is also up for an award at Annecy.

Several other Flash-animated films in the competition are worth a watch, including:

El naufragio del A4 by Javier Encinas

El provocador by Gabriel Ignacio Cortina

PLOK-The final David Berlioz

The NU adventures by Nacho Rodriguez

Fuggy Fuggy by the Brothers McLeod

Just Say I Didn´t Know by Joe Corrao

But don’t take my word for it - go and watch all of the 174 submissions at the competition’s website.