Arto Halonen

Arto Halonen (born 11 January 1964, Joensuu) is a documentary filmmaker from Finland. He was also a teacher of cinematography in Joensuu between 1986-1989.

In 2008, China did not give a visa to Arto Halonen to participate 2008 Summer Olympics. Halonen was an official guest selected by the Finnish Olympic Committee. China gave no explanation. Halonen made in 1998 a documentary about Tibet: Karmapa.

Shadow of the Holy Book (Pyhän kirjan varjo) is a documentary about Turkmenistan, Ruhnama and business of companies in Turkmenistan, having large gas and oil resources, e.g. Bouygues and Siemens.

Director

 * Karmapa (1998)
 * The Stars Caravan (2000)
 * The Tank Man (2004)
 * Conquistadors of Cuba (2005)
 * Pavlov's Dogs (2006)
 * Shadow of the Holy Book (2007)
 * The Magnetic Man (2009)
 * Princess (2010)
 * When Heroes Lie (2012)
 * A Patriotic Man (2013)
 * Murderous Trance (2019)