Person
João Canijo
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Dec 10, 1957
- Died
- Jan 29, 2026
- From
- 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).
Images
Credits
Lisbon Story
Step by Step
Here in Lisbon
O Pomar
The Day of My Wedding
Los Barcos
In the Darkness of the Night
Blood of My Blood
The Actor's Work
Black Shoes
Lusitanian Illusion
Tarde Demais
That's Love
No One Twice
Lovely Child
Get a Life
In the White City
Misbegotten