# Arto Halonen

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{{Short description|Finnish documentary filmmaker}}
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thumb|250px|Arto Halonen (2010)
'''Arto Halonen''' (born 11 January 1964, [Joensuu](/source/Joensuu)) is a documentary filmmaker from Finland. He was also a teacher of cinematography in Joensuu between 1986-1989.

In 2008, [China](/source/China) did not give a visa to Arto Halonen to participate [2008 Summer Olympics](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics). Halonen was an official guest selected by the [Finnish Olympic Committee](/source/Finnish_Olympic_Committee). China gave no explanation. Halonen made in 1998 a documentary about [Tibet](/source/Tibet): ''Karmapa''.<ref>{{Citation | url = http://www.hs.fi/kulttuuri/artikkeli/Kiina+ei+p%C3%A4%C3%A4st%C3%A4+ohjaaja+Arto+Halosta+olympialaisiin/1135237947239 | title = Kiina ei päästä ohjaaja Arto Halosta olympialaisiin | author = Aki Petteri Lehtinen | work = Helsingin Sanomat | date = 18 July 2008 | publisher = SanomaWSOY | accessdate = 2008-07-18}}</ref><ref>[Kiina ei päästä Arto Halosta olympialaisiin] YLE18.7.2008</ref>

''Shadow of the Holy Book'' ({{langx|fi|Pyhän kirjan varjo}}) is a documentary about [Turkmenistan](/source/Turkmenistan), [Ruhnama](/source/Ruhnama) and business of companies in Turkmenistan, having large gas and oil resources, e.g. [Bouygues](/source/Bouygues) and [Siemens](/source/Siemens).<ref>Docpoint Helsingin dokumenttielokuvafestivaali 2008 –esite, Avajaiselokuva: Propagandaa ja luonnonvarojen vaihtokauppaa, s.6, Kotimaiselta raadilta kysyttiin s. 7</ref>

==Filmography==

===Director===
*''[Karmapa](/source/Karmapa_(film))'' (1998)
*''[The Stars Caravan](/source/The_Stars_Caravan)'' (2000)
*''[The Tank Man](/source/The_Tank_Man_(film))'' (2004)
*''[Conquistadors of Cuba](/source/Conquistadors_of_Cuba)'' (2005)
*''[Pavlov's Dogs](/source/Pavlov's_Dogs)'' (2006)
*''[Shadow of the Holy Book](/source/Shadow_of_the_Holy_Book)'' (2007)
*''[The Magnetic Man](/source/The_Magnetic_Man)'' (2009)
*''[Princess](/source/Princess_(2010_film))'' (2010)
*''[When Heroes Lie](/source/When_Heroes_Lie)'' (2012)
*''[A Patriotic Man](/source/A_Patriotic_Man)'' (2013)
*''[Murderous Trance](/source/Murderous_Trance)'' (2019)

== References ==
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==External links==
*{{imdb name|356867}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110726002255/http://dongcha.org/2008/08/cheeky-remarks-about-chinas-visa-denial/ News about Halonen's denial of a Chinese visa]

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