João Canijo
Known for: Directing
Born: December 10, 1957
Died: January 29, 2026
Place of birth: Porto, Portugal
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).
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Filmography
42 movies · 6 TV shows, newest first
6.5
Hotel do Rio
2024
NR
O Pomar
2024
4.8
Bad Living
2023
5.6
Living Bad
2023
NR
Fojos
2020
NR
Diary of Beiras
2017
NR
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
2017
5.9
Fátima
2017
NR
Guia de Portugal
2017
NR
The Day of My Wedding
2016
NR
Los Barcos
2016
7.0
Portugal: One Day at a Time
2015
5.0
Here in Lisbon
2015
5.5
That's Love
2013
4.0
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
20126.0
Obligation
2012
7.1
Blood of My Blood
2011
4.0
The Actor's Work
2011
6.4
Lusitanian Illusion
2010
5.2
Misbegotten
2007NR
Mãe Há Só Uma
2006
6.0
In the Darkness of the Night
2004NR
Fugas.pt
2003NR
A Audição
2002
7.3
Get a Life
2001
6.2
Tarde Demais
2000
5.1
Black Shoes
1998
10.0
Sai da Minha Vida
1996
5.3
The Convent
1995NR
Cluedo
1995
7.2
Lisbon Story
1994
7.0
Blind Man's Bluff
1994
9.0
Crystal Book
1994
7.0
Alentejo Sem Lei
1991
7.1
Lovely Child
1990
6.6
Step by Step
1990NR
Crimes do Coração
1989
7.5
Three Less Me
1988
6.0
The Mountains of the Moon
1987
6.5
The Rose King
1986
7.6
The Satin Slipper
1986
6.5
No One Twice
1985NR
Half in Love
1984
7.0
In the White City
1983
6.4
The State of Things
198210.0
Fim de Estação
1982NR
Encenação
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As Ucranianas
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