Director
João Canijo
Born 1957 · Porto, Portugal
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).
Directed
The State of Things
Assistant Director · 1982
In the White City
Second Assistant Director · 1983
Blood of My Blood
Director · 2011
Sai da Minha Vida
Director · 1996
Fim de Estação
Assistant Director · 1982
The Rose King
Assistant Director · 1986
The Satin Slipper
Assistant Director · 1986
Get a Life
Director · 2001
Bad Living
Director · 2023
In the Darkness of the Night
Director · 2004
Three Less Me
Director · 1988
Lovely Child
Director · 1990
Lusitanian Illusion
Director · 2010
Fátima
Director · 2017
Alentejo Sem Lei
Director · 1991
Portugal: One Day at a Time
Director · 2015
Hotel do Rio
Director · 2024
Living Bad
Director · 2023
Writing
Blood of My Blood
Writer · 2011
Sai da Minha Vida
Writer · 1996
Get a Life
Writer · 2001
Bad Living
Writer · 2023
In the Darkness of the Night
Screenplay · 2004
Three Less Me
Writer · 1988
Tarde Demais
Writer · 2000
Lovely Child
Writer · 1990
Lusitanian Illusion
Writer · 2010
No one Twice
Screenplay · 1985
Fátima
Screenplay · 2017
Alentejo Sem Lei
Writer · 1991