Stijn Coninx

Stijn Coninx
Born	21 February 1957 (1957-02-21) (age 54) Neerpelt, Belgium
Nationality	Belgium
Occupation	film director

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

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)
• 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 at the Internet Movie Database
• Stijn Coninx - Film information from the Belgium government site belgium.be

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Name	Coninx, Stijn
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Date of birth	21 February 1957
Place of birth	Neerpelt, Belgium
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