João Canijo
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).
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Movies (39)
O Pomar
as Pai
2024
Living Bad
Director (Directing)
2023
Bad Living
Screenplay (Writing)
2023
Fojos
Director (Directing)
2020
Diary of Beiras
Director (Directing)
2017
Fátima
Director (Directing)
2017
The Day of My Wedding
2016
Los Barcos
2016
Portugal: One Day at a Time
Director (Directing)
2015
Here in Lisbon
as (segment "Los Barcos")
2015
That's Love
Director (Directing)
2013
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Screenplay (Writing)
2012
Obligation
Writer (Writing)
2012
Blood of My Blood
Writer (Writing)
2011
The Actor's Work
Director (Directing)
2011
Lusitanian Illusion
Director (Directing)
2010
Misbegotten
Writer (Writing)
2007
Mãe Há Só Uma
Director (Directing)
2006
In the Darkness of the Night
Director (Directing)
2004
Fugas.pt
Director (Directing)
2003
A Audição
Director (Directing)
2002
Get a Life
Writer (Writing)
2001
Tarde Demais
Writer (Writing)
2000
Black Shoes
Writer (Writing)
1998
The Convent
Production Manager (Production)
1995
Lisbon Story
as Crook
1994
Blind Man's Bluff
Production Manager (Production)
1994
Crystal Book
Production Manager (Production)
1994
Lovely Child
Director (Directing)
1990
Step by Step
1990
Crimes do Coração
Writer (Writing)
1989
Three Less Me
Writer (Writing)
1988
The Mountains of the Moon
Assistant Director (Directing)
1987
The Rose King
Assistant Director (Directing)
1986
Ninguém Duas Vezes
Screenplay (Writing)
1985
Half in Love
Director (Directing)
1984
In the White City
Second Assistant Director (Directing)
1983
The State of Things
Assistant Director (Directing)
1982
Fim de Estação
Assistant Director (Directing)
1982
