João Canijo
João Canijo (10 December, 1957 – 29 January, 2026) was 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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Films (42)
O Pomar
2024 · Pai
Bad Living
2023 · Director, Writer
Living Bad
2023 · Director, Screenplay
Fojos
2020 · Director
Diary of Beiras
2017 · Director
11 fois Fátima
2017 · Director, Screenplay
The Day of My Wedding
2016 · Director
Los Barcos
2016
Portugal: One Day at a Time
2015 · Director
Here in Lisbon
2015 · (segment "Los Barcos")
That's Love
2013 · Director, Writer
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
2012 · Director, Screenplay
Obligation
2012 · Writer, Director
Blood of My Blood
2011 · Writer, Director
The Actor's Work
2011 · Director, Sound
Lusitanian Illusion
2010 · Director, Writer
Misbegotten
2007 · Writer, Director
Mãe Há Só Uma
2006 · Producer, Director
In the Darkness of the Night
2004 · Director, Screenplay
Fugas.pt
2003 · Director
A Audição
2002 · Director
Get a Life
2001 · Writer, Director
Tarde Demais
2000 · Writer
Black Shoes
1998 · Writer, Director
The Convent
1995 · Production Manager
Lisbon Story
1994 · Crook, Line Producer
Blind Man's Bluff
1994 · Production Manager
Crystal Book
1994 · Production Manager
Lovely Child
1990 · Director, Writer
Step by Step
1990
Crimes do Coração
1989 · Writer
Three Less Me
1988 · Director, Writer, Associate Producer
The Mountains of the Moon
1987 · Assistant Director
The Rose King
1986 · Assistant Director
The Satin Slipper
1986 · Assistant Director
No One Twice
1985 · Screenplay
Half in Love
1984 · Producer, Screenplay, Director, Editor
In the White City
1983 · Second Assistant Director
The State of Things
1982 · First Assistant Director Trainee
Fim de Estação
1982 · Assistant Director
Encenação
· Director, Writer
As Ucranianas
· Director
