KUALA LUMPUR: During the end credit for the first episode of Disney's The Mandalorian Season 2 yesterday, eagle-eyed fans caught a familiar logo that has a truly Malaysian connection.
The logo belongs to the National Film Development Corporation (Finas) which lent its support to the show's Episode 1 (Chapter 9: The Marshall) through an international VFX studio Base FX which has its office here.
It was understood that because of this, The Mandalorian is eligible for Finas' Film In Malaysia Incentive (FIMI), which grants a 30 per cent subsidy from the government.
The only requirement for a TV series to qualify for this subsidy is for it to spend a minimum of RM385,000 per hour.
Besides Kuala Lumpur, the Emmy Award-winning Base FX also has offices in China and Los Angeles, the United States.
The studio specialises in high-end creature and character animation, fluid and dynamic effects, and photo-real 3D matte painting and set extensions.
The Mandalorian, created by Jon Favreau for Disney+, premiered with the online streaming service's launch in November last year.
It is the first live-action series in the Star Wars franchise and begins five years after the events of Return Of The Jedi (1983).
Starring Pedro Pascal as the title character, it tells the story of a lone bounty hunter who is hired to retrieve "The Child" which fans around the world now call "Baby Yoda".