Brussels, 22/12/2006 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission has approved Germany's new film fund on the basis of EU state aid rules. The fund, which has a total budget of €180 million, provides direct grants to film producers to encourage the production of feature films, documentaries and animation films. Aid is only awarded for films with cultural content, determined on the basis of a cultural test. The Commission's assessment of the scheme was based on the criteria set out in its 2001...