Arto Halonen
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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.[1][2]
Shadow of the Holy Book (Finnish: 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.[3]
Filmography
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[edit]- 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)
References
[edit]- ^ Aki Petteri Lehtinen (18 July 2008), "Kiina ei päästä ohjaaja Arto Halosta olympialaisiin", Helsingin Sanomat, SanomaWSOY, retrieved 2008-07-18
- ^ [Kiina ei päästä Arto Halosta olympialaisiin] YLE18.7.2008
- ^ Docpoint Helsingin dokumenttielokuvafestivaali 2008 –esite, Avajaiselokuva: Propagandaa ja luonnonvarojen vaihtokauppaa, s.6, Kotimaiselta raadilta kysyttiin s. 7
