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João Canijo

Writer, Director, Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born December 10, 1957 (66 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).
Known For
  • Blood of My Blood
  • Bad Living
  • Lisbon Story
  • The State of Things
  • Living Bad
  • The Convent
  • Fátima
  • In the White City
  • É o Amor
  • The Box
  • The Rose King
  • Hotel do Rio
  • The Actor's Work
  • Fátima: Caminhos da Alma
  • Three Less Me

Filmography

2024
Hotel do Rio (TV Series)
2023
Bad Living · as Screenplay
2023
Living Bad · as Screenplay
2017
2017
Fátima · as Screenplay
2013
2012
2011
2010
2007
2004
2001
2000
1998
1991
Alentejo Lawless (TV Series)
1990
1989
1988

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