Stijn Coninx

Baron Stijn Coninx
Stijn Coninx in 2021
Born	Augustijn Coninx (1957-02-21) 21 February 1957 (age 68) Neerpelt, Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation	film director
Years active	1987-

Stijn, Baron Coninx (born 21 February 1957) is a Belgian film director.

Career

He studied film directing at HRITCS (currently Ritcs, at Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel). Conicx made his debut as film director in 1987 with the comedy Hector , which became the most successful movie in Belgium for a few years. He is best known for his film Daens , which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992. ^[1] In 1993, Stijn Coninx was made a Baron by king Baudouin.

Coninx released two well received biographical films of Belgian artists, Sister Smile about The Singing Nun and Marina about Rocco Granata. ^[2]

Honours

• 1993: Created Baron Coninx by King Baudouin
• Member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts.

Filmography

Coninx at the 2014 Cabourg Film Festival

Director

• Servais (1980), his university finals film.
• Surfing (1982), short film.
• Hector (1987)
• Koko Flanel (1990)
• Daens (1992) (nominated for an Academy Award)
• When the Light Comes (Licht) (1998)
• Sea of Silence (Verder dan de maan) (2003)
• To Walk Again (2007), documentary
• Sister Smile (2009)
• Marina (2013)
• Ay Ramon! (2015)
• Niet Schieten (2018)
• Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten (2018)
• Sinterklaas en Koning Kabberdas (2021) ^[3]

Assistant director

• Het Beest (1982)
• Zaman (1983) (credited as Stijn Coninckx)
• Wildschut (1985) (Stronghold in the United States)
• De Leeuw van Vlaanderen (1985)
• Skin (1987)
• Blueberry Hill (1989)

Television work

• Het Peulengaleis (1999) TV series
• Nefast voor de feestvreugde (2001, 2002, 2003) TV series
• De Kavijaks (2005)
• Anneliezen (2010)

Awards and nominations

Year	Association	Category	Work	Result
1992	Venice Film Festival	OCIC Award - Honorable mention	Daens	Won
	Valladolid International Film Festival	Golden Spike - Best film		Nominated
		Silver Spike - Best film		Won
		Audience award - Best film		Won
	Academy Awards	Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film		Nominated
1993	Shanghai International Film Festival	Best Film		Nominated
	Joseph Plateau Awards	Best Belgian Director		Won
1998		Best Belgian Director	Waar Blijft het Licht	Nominated
1999	Rouen Nordic Film Festival	Grand Jury Prize		Won
	Tromsø International Film Festival	Audience Award		Won
2004	Joseph Plateau Awards	Best Belgian Director	Verder dan de Maan	Nominated
	LUCAS – International Festival for Young Film Lovers	Don Quijote Award		Won
		C.I.F.E.J. Award		Won
		Best Film		Won
2013	Valladolid International Film Festival	Golden Spike - Best film	Marina	Won
2014	Emden International Film Festival	The Bernhard Wicki Award		Won
	Cabourg Film Festival	Youth Jury Prize		Won
	Ostend Film Festival	Best film		Won
		Best director		Won
		Best screenplay		Won
		Industry award		Won
		Audience award		Won
2019		Best screenplay	Niet Schieten [4]	Nominated
		Ensor Award Best Director		Nominated
	Magritte Awards	Best Flemish Co-Production		Nominated

References

1. "The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
2. "Stijn Coninx". ritcs.be (in Dutch). 18 September 2023.
3. "FILMOGRAFIE STIJN CONINX". cinenews.be (in Dutch). 18 September 2023.
4. "Stijn Conincx awards". IMDb. 18 September 2023.

External links

• Stijn Coninx at IMDb
• Stijn Coninx – Film information from the Belgium government site belgium.be