Producer Macdara Kelleher has highlighted the success of Irish filmmaking in Hollywood, as a significant producer at the Academy Awards. He served as executive producer on Richard Linklater’s biographical drama Blue Moon and helped facilitate the use of locations around Dublin and facilities at Ardmore Studios in Wicklow. Despite the awards season, the Irish film industry remains strong, with a record-breaking €544 million ($624 million) in production spend invested in the Irish economy last year, a 26 percent year-on-year rise. Screen Ireland has also invested over €120 million ($138 million) across film, TV drama, animation, and documentary, supporting more than 116 feature films, 64 TV series and 120 short films. The country's Section 481 scheme offers a tax credit of up to 32 percent on eligible Irish expenditure, and a new 40 percent relief rate for productions with a minimum of €1 million in eligible VFX spend.