Stijn Coninx

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

Baron

Stijn Coninx
Stijn Coninx (2014)
Born
Augustijn Coninx

(1957-02-21) 21 February 1957
NationalityBelgium
Occupationfilm director

Career

He studied film directing at HRITCS (currently Ritcs, at Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel). Baron Coninx is best known for his film Daens, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992.[1] He was made a Baron by King Albert II of Belgium.

Honours

Filmography

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)
  • Further Than the Moon (Verder dan de maan) (2003)
  • To Walk Again (2007), documentary
  • Sister Smile (2009)
  • Marina (2013)
  • Ay Ramon! (2015)
  • Niet Schieten (2018)

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

References

  1. "The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
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