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Stijn Coninx
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<h2 id="career">Career</h2> <p>He studied film directing at HRITCS (currently Ritcs, at <a href="/facts/Erasmus_Hogeschool_Brussel/ME55DkBQ">Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel</a>). Conicx made his debut as film director in 1987 with the comedy <i><a href="/facts/Hector_(1987_film)/7Kz9rslN">Hector</a></i>, which became the most successful movie in Belgium for a few years. He is best known for his film <i><a href="/facts/Daens_(film)/9MGWvFVP">Daens</a></i>, which was nominated for an <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film/RlmvINvk">Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film</a> in 1992.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> In 1993, Stijn Coninx was made a <a href="/facts/Baron/XWpCggvM">Baron</a> by king <a href="/facts/Baudouin_of_Belgium/skv8cxYW">Baudouin</a>. </p><p>Coninx released two well received biographical films of Belgian artists, <i><a href="/facts/Sister_Smile_(film)/uBTVbGf6">Sister Smile</a></i> about <a href="/facts/The_Singing_Nun/l329gEaV">The Singing Nun</a> and <i><a href="/facts/Marina_(2013_film)/rhjoz9lA">Marina</a></i> about <a href="/facts/Rocco_Granata/Wpr6KMED">Rocco Granata</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="honours">Honours</h2> <ul><li>1993: Created Baron Coninx by King <a href="/facts/Baudouin_of_Belgium/skv8cxYW">Baudouin</a></li> <li>Member of the <a href="/facts/Royal_Flemish_Academy_of_Belgium_for_Science_and_the_Arts/Cc4wl5YD">Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts</a>.</li></ul> <h2 id="filmography">Filmography</h2> <h3>Director</h3> <ul><li><i>Servais</i> (1980), his university finals film.</li> <li><i>Surfing</i> (1982), short film.</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Hector_(1987_film)/7Kz9rslN">Hector</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Koko_Flanel/tDKCSKHW">Koko Flanel</a></i> (1990)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Daens_(film)/9MGWvFVP">Daens</a></i> (1992) (nominated for an <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Foreign_Language_Film/RlmvINvk">Academy Award</a>)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/When_the_Light_Comes/GKSn7FvU">When the Light Comes (Licht)</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Further_Than_the_Moon/de4wclll">Sea of Silence (Verder dan de maan)</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i>To Walk Again</i> (2007), documentary</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Sister_Smile_(film)/uBTVbGf6">Sister Smile</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/facts/Marina_(2013_film)/rhjoz9lA">Marina</a></i> (2013)</li> <li><i>Ay Ramon!</i> (2015)</li> <li><i>Niet Schieten</i> (2018)</li> <li><i>Sinterklaas en de Wakkere Nachten</i> (2018)</li> <li><i>Sinterklaas en Koning Kabberdas</i> (2021)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li></ul> <h3>Assistant director</h3> <ul><li><i><a href="/facts/Het_Beest/sCv27pVs">Het Beest</a> (1982)</i></li> <li><i>Zaman</i> (1983) (credited as Stijn Coninckx)</li> <li><i>Wildschut</i> (1985) (<i>Stronghold</i> in the United States)</li> <li><i>De Leeuw van Vlaanderen</i> (1985)</li> <li><i>Skin</i> (1987)</li> <li><i>Blueberry Hill</i> (1989)</li></ul> <h2 id="television-work">Television work</h2> <ul><li><i>Het Peulengaleis</i> (1999) TV series</li> <li><i>Nefast voor de feestvreugde</i> (2001, 2002, 2003) TV series</li> <li><i>De Kavijaks</i> (2005)</li> <li><i>Anneliezen</i> (2010)</li></ul> <h2 id="awards-and-nominations">Awards and nominations</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Association</th><th>Category</th><th>Work</th><th>Result</th></tr><tr><td rowspan="5">1992</td><td><a href="/facts/Venice_Film_Festival/ItsBLlQQ">Venice Film Festival</a></td><td>OCIC Award - Honorable mention</td><td rowspan="7"><i><a href="/facts/Daens_(film)/9MGWvFVP">Daens</a></i></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3"><a href="/facts/Valladolid_International_Film_Festival/I719GJU4">Valladolid International Film Festival</a></td><td>Golden Spike - Best film</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td>Silver Spike - Best film</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>Audience award - Best film</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Academy_Awards/CwTxYuNQ">Academy Awards</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_International_Feature_Film/RlmvINvk">Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film</a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1993</td><td><a href="/facts/Shanghai_International_Film_Festival/2HNPFz0n">Shanghai International Film Festival</a></td><td>Best Film</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Joseph_Plateau_Awards/MxdpIaNm">Joseph Plateau Awards</a></td><td>Best Belgian Director</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td>Best Belgian Director</td><td rowspan="3"><i>Waar Blijft het Licht</i></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2">1999</td><td><a href="/facts/Rouen_Nordic_Film_Festival/BkGkD1mL">Rouen Nordic Film Festival</a></td><td>Grand Jury Prize</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Troms%25C3%25B8_International_Film_Festival/KGmN3lcz">Tromsø International Film Festival</a></td><td>Audience Award</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="4">2004</td><td><a href="/facts/Joseph_Plateau_Awards/MxdpIaNm">Joseph Plateau Awards</a></td><td>Best Belgian Director</td><td rowspan="4"><i>Verder dan de Maan</i></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">LUCAS – International Festival for Young Film Lovers</td><td>Don Quijote Award</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>C.I.F.E.J. Award</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>Best Film</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>2013</td><td><a href="/facts/Valladolid_International_Film_Festival/I719GJU4">Valladolid International Film Festival</a></td><td>Golden Spike - Best film</td><td rowspan="8"><i> <a href="/facts/Marina_(2013_film)/rhjoz9lA">Marina</a></i></td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7">2014</td><td>Emden International Film Festival</td><td>The Bernhard Wicki Award</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cabourg_Film_Festival/qNnjRJcr">Cabourg Film Festival</a></td><td>Youth Jury Prize</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="7"><a href="/facts/Ostend_Film_Festival/gfyLdwlh">Ostend Film Festival</a></td><td>Best film</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>Best director</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>Best screenplay</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>Industry award</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td>Audience award</td><td>Won</td></tr><tr><td rowspan="3">2019</td><td>Best screenplay</td><td rowspan="3"><i> Niet Schieten</i><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a></td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Ensor_Award/aT5PP3PW">Ensor Award</a> Best Director</td><td>Nominated</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Magritte_Awards/NqagvQsU">Magritte Awards</a></td><td>Best Flemish Co-Production</td><td>Nominated</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0174659/">Stijn Coninx</a> at <a href="/facts/IMDb_(identifier)/uWrqVYVy">IMDb</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.belgium.be/eportal/application?languageParameter=en&pageid=contentPage&docId=8674">Stijn Coninx</a> – Film information from the Belgium government site belgium.be</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 19 September 2015. <a href="http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993" target="_blank">http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1993</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Stijn Coninx". ritcs.be (in Dutch). 18 September 2023. <a href="https://www.ritcs.be/nl/stijn-coninx" target="_blank">https://www.ritcs.be/nl/stijn-coninx</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"FILMOGRAFIE STIJN CONINX". cinenews.be (in Dutch). 18 September 2023. <a href="https://www.cinenews.be/nl/actoren/stijn-coninx/filmografie/" target="_blank">https://www.cinenews.be/nl/actoren/stijn-coninx/filmografie/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Stijn Conincx awards". IMDb. 18 September 2023. <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0174659/awards/?ref_=nm_awd" target="_blank">https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0174659/awards/?ref_=nm_awd</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>