João Canijo

Sceneggiatore, Regista, Attore, Produttore

10 dicembre 1957 — 29 gennaio 2026 (68 anni)
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).

Famoso per

  • Blood of My Blood
    Blood of My Blood2011
  • Lisbon Story
    Lisbon Story1994
  • Bad Living
    Bad Living2023
  • In the Darkness of the Night
    In the Darkness of the Night2004
  • Lo stato delle cose
    Lo stato delle cose1982
  • Living Bad
    Living Bad2023
  • I misteri del convento
    I misteri del convento1995
  • Fátima
    Fátima2017
  • In the White City
    In the White City1983
  • Sapatos Pretos
    Sapatos Pretos1998
  • É o Amor
    É o Amor2013
  • Get a Life
    Get a Life2001
  • The Rose King
    The Rose King1986
  • Too Late
    Too Late2000
  • Hotel do Rio
    Hotel do Rio1 stagione
  • The Actor's Work
    The Actor's Work2011
  • Three Less Me
    Three Less Me1988
  • Raul Brandão Era Um Grande Escritor...
    Raul Brandão Era Um Grande Escritor...2012

Filmografia