Stijn Coninx

Baron
Stijn Coninx
Stijn Coninx in 2021
Born
Augustijn Coninx

(1957-02-21) 21 February 1957 (age 67)
NationalityBelgian
Occupationfilm director
Years active1987-

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

Filmography

Coninx at the 2014 Cabourg Film Festival

Director

Assistant director

Television work

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.