João Canijo
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
DirectingBirthday
December 10, 1957Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
41Place of birth
Porto, PortugalAlso known as
Жуан Канижу
Cast credits
Crew credits
Lisbon Story
Line Producer
Blood of My Blood
Director, Writer
In the Darkness of the Night
Director, Screenplay
The Actor's Work
Director, Sound
Black Shoes
Director, Writer
That's Love
Director, Writer
Tarde Demais
Writer
Lusitanian Illusion
Director, Writer
Lovely Child
Director, Writer
Get a Life
Director, Writer
Misbegotten
Director, Writer
Portugal: One Day at a Time
Director
Three Less Me
Writer, Director, Associate Producer
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Director, Screenplay
Fátima
Director, Screenplay
The Rose King
Assistant Director
Diary of Beiras
Director
The Day of My Wedding
Director
The Mountains of the Moon
Assistant Director
The State of Things
Assistant DirectorImages
