Known For
Directing
Born
Dec 10, 1957
Died
Jan 29, 2026
Place of Birth
Porto, Portugal
Credits
48 titles
João Canijo
Biography
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
Filmography
Hotel do Rio
Director
O Pomar
Pai
Bad Living
Director
Living Bad
Director
Fojos
Director
Diary of Beiras
Director
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
Director
Fátima
Director
Guia de Portugal
Director
The Day of My Wedding
Los Barcos
Portugal: One Day at a Time
Director
Here in Lisbon
(segment "Los Barcos")
That's Love
Director
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Screenplay
Obligation
Writer
Blood of My Blood
Writer
The Actor's Work
Director
Lusitanian Illusion
Director
Misbegotten
Writer
Mãe Há Só Uma
Director
In the Darkness of the Night
Director
Fugas.pt
Director
A Audição
Director
Get a Life
Writer
Tarde Demais
Writer
Black Shoes
Writer
Sai da Minha Vida
Writer
The Convent
Production Manager
Cluedo
Director
Lisbon Story
Crook
Blind Man's Bluff
Production Manager
Crystal Book
Production Manager
Alentejo Sem Lei
Writer
Lovely Child
Director
Step by Step
Crimes do Coração
Writer
Three Less Me
Writer
The Mountains of the Moon
Assistant Director
The Rose King
Assistant Director
The Satin Slipper
Assistant Director
No One Twice
Screenplay
Half in Love
Director
In the White City
Second Assistant Director
The State of Things
Assistant Director
Fim de Estação
Assistant Director
As Ucranianas
Director
Encenação
Director