João Canijo
Born 1957 (age 68) · Porto, Portugal
Appears in 48 titles

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).

Filmography

Blood of My Blood
7.1
Blood of My Blood
2011
Director
In the Darkness of the Night
5.9
In the Darkness of the Night
2004
Director
Black Shoes
5.1
Black Shoes
1998
Director
Fátima
5.9
Fátima
2017
Director
Lusitanian Illusion
6.4
Lusitanian Illusion
2010
Director
Get a Life
7.3
Get a Life
2001
Director
Living Bad
5.6
Living Bad
2023
Director
That's Love
5.5
That's Love
2013
Director
Misbegotten
5.2
Misbegotten
2007
Director
Lovely Child
7.1
Lovely Child
1990
Director
Three Less Me
7.5
Three Less Me
1988
Director
The Actor's Work
4.0
The Actor's Work
2011
Director
Portugal: One Day at a Time
7.0
Portugal: One Day at a Time
2015
Director
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
6.0
Obligation
2012
Director
Bad Living
8.5
Bad Living
2023
Director
Half in Love
1984
Director
Fugas.pt
2003
Director
A Audição
2002
Director
Diary of Beiras
Diary of Beiras
2017
Director