Stijn Coninx

Stijn, Baron Coninx (born 21 February 1957 in Neerpelt, Belgium) is a Belgian movie director.  He is best known for the movie Daens. He was made a Baron by King Albert II of Belgium. He studied movie directing at HRITCS.

Filmography
Director
 Servais (1980), his university finals movie
 Surfing (1982), short movie
 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.
 Soeur Sourire (2009)

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

 Stijn Coninx  - Film information from the Belgium government site belgium.be

Category:1957 births
Category:Living people
Category:Belgian movie producers
Category:Belgian movie directors
Category:Belgian nobility
Category:People from Limburg (Belgium)