Baron Stijn Coninx
Stijn Coninx in 2021
Born	Augustijn Coninx (1957-02-21)21 February 1957 (age 68) Neerpelt,Belgium
Nationality	Belgian
Occupation	film director
Years active	1987-

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

He studied film directing atHRITCS (currently Ritcs, atErasmus Hogeschool Brussel). Conicx made his debut as film director in 1987 with the comedyHector, which became the most successful movie in Belgium for a few years. He is best known for his filmDaens, which was nominated for anAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992.^[1] In 1993, Stijn Coninx was made aBaron by kingBaudouin.

Coninx released two well received biographical films of Belgian artists,Sister Smile aboutThe Singing Nun andMarina aboutRocco Granata.^[2]

• 1993: Created Baron Coninx by KingBaudouin
• Member of theRoyal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts.

• Servais (1980), his university finals film.
• Surfing (1982), short film.
• Hector (1987)
• Koko Flanel (1990)
• Daens (1992) (nominated for anAcademy 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)^[3]

• Het Beest (1982)
• Zaman (1983) (credited asStijn Coninckx)
• Wildschut (1985) (Stronghold in the United States)
• De Leeuw van Vlaanderen (1985)
• Skin (1987)
• Blueberry Hill (1989)

• Het Peulengaleis (1999) TV series
• Nefast voor de feestvreugde (2001, 2002, 2003) TV series
• De Kavijaks (2005)
• Anneliezen (2010)

• Stijn Coninx atIMDb
• Stijn Coninx – Film information from the Belgium government site belgium.be

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