Stijn Coninx
Encyclopedia
Stijn, Baron Coninx 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
).
Daens (film)
Daens is a 1992 Belgian film directed by Stijn Coninx. This 1992 drama starring Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck and Michael Pas, tells the true story of Adolf Daens, a Catholic priest in Aalst who strives to improve the miserable working conditions in the local factories...
. He was made a Baron
Baron
Baron is a title of nobility. The word baron comes from Old French baron, itself from Old High German and Latin baro meaning " man, warrior"; it merged with cognate Old English beorn meaning "nobleman"...
by King Albert II of Belgium
Albert II of Belgium
Albert II is the current reigning King of the Belgians, a constitutional monarch. He is a member of the royal house "of Belgium"; formerly this house was named Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...
. He studied film directing at HRITCS (currently Rits, at Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel
Erasmus Hogeschool Brussel
The Erasmushogeschool Brussel is an institute of higher education based in Brussels, Belgium....
).
Director
- Servais (1980), his university finals film.
- Surfing (1982), short film.
- Hector (1987)
- Koko Flanel (1990)
- DaensDaens (film)Daens is a 1992 Belgian film directed by Stijn Coninx. This 1992 drama starring Jan Decleir, Gérard Desarthe, Antje de Boeck and Michael Pas, tells the true story of Adolf Daens, a Catholic priest in Aalst who strives to improve the miserable working conditions in the local factories...
(1992) (nominated for an Academy AwardAcademy Award for Best Foreign Language FilmThe Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
) - When the Light Comes (Licht) (1998)
- Further Than the Moon (Verder dan de maan) (2003)
- To Walk Again (2007), documentary.
- Soeur SourireSoeur Sourire (film)Soeur Sourire is a drama film directed by Stijn Coninx and written by Coninx, Ariane Fert and Chris Vander Stappen. The film stars Cécile De France as Jeanine Deckers...
(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