João Canijo
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).
Cast
Crew
Lisbon Story
Line Producer
In the Darkness of the Night
Director, Screenplay
Blood of My Blood
Writer, Director
The Actor's Work
Director, Sound
Black Shoes
Writer, Director
Lusitanian Illusion
Director, Writer
Tarde Demais
Writer
That's Love
Director, Writer
Ninguém Duas Vezes
Screenplay
Lovely Child
Director, Writer
Get a Life
Writer, Director
In the White City
Second Assistant Director
Misbegotten
Writer, Director
Portugal: One Day at a Time
Director
Living Bad
Director, Screenplay
Three Less Me
Director, Writer, Associate Producer
Bad Living
Director, Screenplay
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Director, Screenplay
Fátima
Director, Screenplay
Half in Love
Producer, Screenplay, Director, Editor
Fugas.pt
Director
A Audição
Director
Obligation
Writer, Director
Crystal Book
Production Manager
Blind Man's Bluff
Production Manager
Crimes do Coração
Writer
Fim de Estação
Assistant Director
The Rose King
Assistant Director
Diary of Beiras
Director
The Day of My Wedding
Director
The Mountains of the Moon
Assistant Director
The State of Things
Assistant Director
Mãe Há Só Uma
Producer, Director
The Convent
Production Manager
Fojos
Director