Arto Halonen is internationally awarded fiction and documentary film director, screenwriter and producer, who is known for socially strong -stance subjects. He was born in Joensuu, Finland and he is known for instance of Princess , DocPoint became the biggest documentary film festival in the Nordic area and one of the top documentary film festivals globally.
Was a teacher of cinematography in Joensuu between 1986-1989.
Lives in Helsinki.
1995: Met Dalai Lama in India.
Founder of DocPoint documentary film festival held in Helsinki.