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

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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 ''

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'', 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

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in 1992. In 1993, Stijn Coninx was made a

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by king Baudouin. Coninx released two well received biographical films of Belgian artists, '' Sister Smile'' about

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and ''

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'' about Rocco Granata.

Honours

* 1993: Created Baron Coninx by King Baudouin * Member of the

Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts The Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts (, , abbr. KVAB) is an independent learned society of science and arts of the Flemish Community in Belgium. It is one of Belgium's numerous academies and traces its origin to 1772 when ...

Filmography

Director

* ''

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'' (1980), his university finals film. * ''

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'' (1982), short film. * ''

'' (1987) * ''

Koko Flanel ''Koko Flanel'' is a Belgium, Belgian comedy movie directed by Stijn Coninx starring Urbanus, Bea Van der Maat, Willeke van Ammelrooy, and Ann Petersen. The movie was released in 1990 and was until 18 February 2009 the most successful Flanders, ...

'' (1990) * '' Daens'' (1992) (nominated for an

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) * '' When the Light Comes (Licht)'' (1998) * '' Sea of Silence (Verder dan de maan)'' (2003) * '' To Walk Again'' (2007), documentary * '' Sister Smile'' (2009) * ''

'' (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) * ''

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'' (1987) * ''

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'' (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

References

External links

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Stijn Coninx
– Film information from the Belgium government site belgium.be People from Neerpelt Belgian barons Belgian film directors Belgian comedy film directors 1957 births Living people Members of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts {{Belgium-film-director-stub