Person
João Canijo
Directing · 1957–2026 · Porto, Portugal
Biography
João Canijo (born 10 December, 1957; Porto) is a Portuguese filmmaker. His film Get a Life was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. His 2011 film Blood of My Blood was selected as the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist. His 2023 film Bad Living won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival. Before his directorial debut, Canijo worked as assistant director for Wim Wenders in The State of Things (1982) and for Werner Schroeter in Der Rosenkönig (1986).
Known for
Sai da Minha Vida
Writer
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Screenplay
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
Director
Lovely Child
Director
Alentejo Sem Lei
Writer
In the Darkness of the Night
Director
The Rose King
Assistant Director
Hotel do Rio
Director
Bad Living
Director
O Pomar
Pai
Filmography
- 2024Hotel do RioDirector
- 2024O PomarPai
- 2023Bad LivingDirector
- 2023Living BadDirector
- 2020FojosDirector
- 2017Diary of BeirasDirector
- 2017Caminhos da Alma - FátimaDirector
- 2017FátimaDirector
- 2017Guia de PortugalDirector
- 2016The Day of My Wedding
- 2016Los Barcos
- 2015Portugal: One Day at a TimeDirector
- 2015Here in Lisbon(segment "Los Barcos")
- 2013That's LoveDirector
- 2012Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...Screenplay
- 2012ObligationWriter
- 2011Blood of My BloodWriter
- 2011The Actor's WorkDirector
- 2010Lusitanian IllusionDirector
- 2007MisbegottenWriter
- 2006Mãe Há Só UmaDirector
- 2004In the Darkness of the NightDirector
- 2003Fugas.ptDirector
- 2002A AudiçãoDirector
- 2001Get a LifeWriter
- 2000Tarde DemaisWriter
- 1998Black ShoesWriter
- 1996Sai da Minha VidaWriter
- 1995The ConventProduction Manager
- 1995CluedoDirector
- 1994Lisbon StoryCrook
- 1994Blind Man's BluffProduction Manager
- 1994Crystal BookProduction Manager
- 1991Alentejo Sem LeiWriter
- 1990Lovely ChildDirector
- 1990Step by Step
- 1989Crimes do CoraçãoWriter
- 1988Three Less MeWriter
- 1987The Mountains of the MoonAssistant Director
- 1986The Rose KingAssistant Director
- 1986The Satin SlipperAssistant Director
- 1985No One TwiceScreenplay
- 1984Half in LoveDirector
- 1983In the White CitySecond Assistant Director
- 1982The State of ThingsAssistant Director
- 1982Fim de EstaçãoAssistant Director
- —EncenaçãoDirector
- —As UcranianasDirector
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