João Canijo
Directing
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).
Born: December 10, 1957 · Porto, Portugal
Filmography (15)
Living Bad
2023
DirectorScreenplay
Fátima
2017
DirectorScreenplay
Blood of My Blood
2011
WriterDirector
Lusitanian Illusion
2010
DirectorWriter
In the Darkness of the Night
2004
DirectorScreenplay
Get a Life
2001
WriterDirector
Tarde Demais
2000
Writer
Black Shoes
1998
WriterDirector
The Convent
1995
Production Manager
Lisbon Story
1994
Actor: CrookLine Producer
Blind Man's Bluff
1994
Production Manager
The Rose King
1986
Assistant Director
The Satin Slipper
1986
Assistant Director
In the White City
1983
Second Assistant Director
The State of Things
1982
Assistant Director