# Stijn Coninx

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)
* 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)

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