China's first three-dimensional TV channel started trial broadcast on Sunday, according to the broadcaster, China Central Television (CCTV).

The SARFT announced in a directive on Tuesday that it will limit entertainment and add more news programs and other shows that "build morality and promote the core values of socialism."

Chinese language films set to hit cinemas in 2012 have been generating lots of attention. Could the industry be generating some big bucks in the coming year?

Despite hang-ups with the plot, the film's 3-D IMAX visual effects, which were co-produced by nine top international visual effects companies, truly shine. Chuck Comisky, the visual-effects supervisor for James Cameron's "Avatar", is the 3-D special effects director.

Rising Chinese filmmaker Lu Chuan, known for his epic "City of Life and Death," disclosed his long-time bafflement to iconic American movie director Joel Coen at the Forum.

China's first 3D TV channel will start a trial run on January 1, a spokesman from SARFT. After the test-run stage, the channel will be officially put into operation during Spring Festival later in January.

Chinese actor Wen Zhang will embark on his latest film project "On the Road", an urban romance that will be the first of its genre to be shot in 3-D format.

A recent survey on film ticket prices have found that movie tickets are priced too high in China, deterring people from enjoying their favorite movies in properly-equipped cinemas.

A bigger question surrounding the movie "Flowers", or any mainland Chinese production for that matter, is how much of an influence government censorship has in its making.

The 2nd Beijing International Film Festival (BJIFF) held a press conference in Beijing Government News Office on Monday, December26, 2011.