Up until the mid-1980's, the Irish film animation industry was practically non-existent. In response to this, the IDA offered enticing incentives for foreign animation studios to relocate to Ireland. This resulted in three American film animators setting up shop in Ireland. Two of which are now the major animation studios in Ireland, Quateru and Fred Wolf Films. Until recently, the Don Bluth Studios employed over 200 people and produced one animation feature a year in Ireland. Some of it's well known productions include 'An American Tale' (1986), All Dogs go to Heaven' (1989) and 'The Land Before Time' (1994). The Don Bluth Studios had strong links with the Dun Laoghaire College of Art and Design, which runs a course in animation. In fact, this course was set up in response to the entry of these studios to Ireland and is now ranked among the best in the world.