Belgian film director
Baron Stijn Coninx | |
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Stijn Coninx in 2021 | |
Born | Augustijn Coninx (1957-02-21) 21 February 1957 (age 67) |
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. 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.
Honours※
- 1993: Created Baron Coninx by King Baudouin
- Member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts.
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)
- Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten (2018)
- Sinterklaas en Koning Kabberdas (2021)
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 |
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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 | Nominated | |
Ensor Award Best Director | Nominated | |||
Magritte Awards | Best Flemish Co-Production | Nominated |
References※
- ^ "The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
- ^ "Stijn Coninx". ritcs.be (in Dutch). 18 September 2023.
- ^ "FILMOGRAFIE STIJN CONINX". cinenews.be (in Dutch). 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Stijn Conincx awards". IMDb. 18 September 2023.
External links※
- Stijn Coninx at IMDb
- Stijn Coninx – Film information from the "Belgium government site belgium."be