Stijn Coninx
Flemish film director

Stijn Coninx

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Flemish film director
Gender:
Male
Places:
Belgium
Is:
Film directorTelevision directorScreenwriterTheatre directorTheater professional
Work field:
ArtsFilm, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
21 February 1957(Neerpelt, Belgium)
Star sign:
Pisces
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Introduction

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). Baron Coninx is best known for his film Daens, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1992. He was made a Baron by King Albert II of Belgium.

Honours

  • 1993 : Created Baron Coninx by King Baudouin of Belgium
  • member of the Royal Flemish Academy of Belgium for Science and the Arts.

Television work

  • Het Peulengaleis (1999) TV series
  • Nefast voor de feestvreugde (2001, 2002, 2003) TV series