João Canijo
Known for: Directing
Born: December 9, 1957 in Porto, Portugal - Died: January 28, 2026
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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Here in Lisbon
(segment "Los Barcos")
O Pomar
Pai
The Day of My Wedding
Step by Step
Lisbon Story
Crook
Los Barcos
In the Darkness of the Night
Director
Blood of My Blood
Writer
The Actor's Work
Director
Black Shoes
Writer
Lusitanian Illusion
Director
Tarde Demais
Writer
That's Love
Director
No one Twice
Screenplay
Lovely Child
Director
Get a Life
Writer
In the White City
Second Assistant Director
Misbegotten
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Portugal: One Day at a Time
Director
Living Bad
Director
Three Less Me
Writer
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Screenplay
Fátima
Director
Half in Love
Director