João Canijo
42 movies · 6 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Dec 10, 1957
- Died
- Jan 29, 2026 (age 68)
- Place of birth
- Porto, Portugal
Biography
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).
Profiles IMDb
Known for
João Canijo: movies and TV shows
Acting (6)
- 2024 O Pomar
as Pai
- 2016
- 2016
- 2015 Here in Lisbon
as (segment "Los Barcos")
- 1994 Lisbon Story
as Crook
- 1990
Behind the camera (44)
- Upcoming Encenação
Director, Writer
- Upcoming As Ucranianas
Director
- 2024
- 2023 Bad Living
Director, Writer
- 2023 Living Bad
Director, Screenplay
- 2020 Fojos
Director
- 2017 Diary of Beiras
Director
- 2017
- 2017 Fátima
Director, Screenplay
- 2017
- 2016 The Day of My Wedding
Director
- 2015 Portugal: One Day at a Time
Director
- 2013 That's Love
Director, Writer
- 2012 Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Screenplay, Director
- 2012 Obligation
Director, Writer
- 2011 Blood of My Blood
Director, Writer
- 2011 The Actor's Work
Director, Sound
- 2010 Lusitanian Illusion
Director, Writer
- 2007 Misbegotten
Director, Writer
- 2006 Mãe Há Só Uma
Director, Producer
- 2004 In the Darkness of the Night
Director, Screenplay
- 2003 Fugas.pt
Director
- 2002 A Audição
Director
- 2001 Get a Life
Director, Writer
- 2000 Tarde Demais
Writer
- 1998 Black Shoes
Director, Writer
- 1996
- 1995 The Convent
Production Manager
- 1995
- 1994 Lisbon Story
Line Producer
- 1994 Blind Man's Bluff
Production Manager
- 1994 Crystal Book
Production Manager
- 1991
- 1990 Lovely Child
Director, Writer
- 1989 Crimes do Coração
Writer
- 1988 Three Less Me
Director, Writer, Associate Producer
- 1987 The Mountains of the Moon
Assistant Director
- 1986 The Rose King
Assistant Director
- 1986 The Satin Slipper
Assistant Director
- 1985 No One Twice
Screenplay
- 1984 Half in Love
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
- 1983 In the White City
Second Assistant Director
- 1982 The State of Things
Assistant Director
- 1982 Fim de Estação
Assistant Director