João Canijo
Writer, Director, Actor, Producer
December 10, 1957 — January 29, 2026 (68 years)
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).
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
Filmography
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| 2023 | |
| 2023 | Living Bad · as Screenplay |
| 2017 | Fátima · as Screenplay |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Raul Brandão Era Um Grande Escritor... · as Screenplay |
| 2011 | |
| 2010 | |
| 2007 | |
| 2004 | In the Darkness of the Night · as Screenplay |
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| 1998 | |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | |
| 1988 | |
| 1984 | Ninguém Duas Vezes · as Screenplay |
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| 1998 | |
| 1991 | |
| 1990 | |
| 1988 |
| 2024 | O Pomar · as Pai |
| 2015 | Here in Lisbon · as (segment "los Barcos") |
| 1994 | Lisbon Story · as Crook |
| 1991 |
| 2016 | Sei Quem Ele É · as Self |
| 2015 | Sociedade Recreativa · as Self |
| 2003 | Entre Nos · as Self |
| 1996 | VIP World · as Self |
| 1988 | Three Less Me · as Associate Producer |
| 2011 | The Actor's Work · as Sound |
| 1995 | The Convent · as Production Manager |
| 1994 | Lisbon Story · as Line Producer |
| 1994 | The Box · as Production Manager |
| 1994 | Le livre de cristal · as Production Manager |
| 1987 | O Desejado · as Assistant Director |
| 1986 | The Rose King · as Assistant Director |
| 1985 | The Satin Slipper · as Assistant Director |
| 1983 | In the White City · as Second Assistant Director |
| 1982 | The State of Things · as Assistant Director |