- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- December 10, 1957
- Place of Birth
- Porto, Portugal
- Died
- January 29, 2026
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).
Filmography
tvHotel do Rio
2024 · Director, Writer, Creator
movieO Pomar
2024 · Pai
movieBad Living
2023 · Director, Writer
movieLiving Bad
2023 · Director, Screenplay
movieFojos
2020 · Director
movieDiary of Beiras
2017 · Director
tvCaminhos da Alma - Fátima
2017 · Director, Writer, Creator
movieFátima
2017 · Director, Screenplay
tvGuia de Portugal
2017 · Director, Creator
movieThe Day of My Wedding
2016 · , Director
movieLos Barcos
2016
moviePortugal: One Day at a Time
2015 · Director
movieHere in Lisbon
2015 · (segment "Los Barcos")
movieThat's Love
2013 · Director, Writer
movieRaul Brandão was a Great Writer...
2012 · Screenplay, Director
Obligation
2012 · Writer, Director
movieBlood of My Blood
2011 · Writer, Director
movieThe Actor's Work
2011 · Director, Sound
movieLusitanian Illusion
2010 · Director, Writer
movieMisbegotten
2007 · Writer, Director
Mãe Há Só Uma
2006 · Director, Producer
movieIn the Darkness of the Night
2004 · Director, Screenplay
Fugas.pt
2003 · Director
A Audição
2002 · Director
movieGet a Life
2001 · Writer, Director
movieTarde Demais
2000 · Writer
movieBlack Shoes
1998 · Writer, Director
tvSai da Minha Vida
1996 · Writer, Director
movieThe Convent
1995 · Production Manager
Cluedo
1995 · Director
movieLisbon Story
1994 · Crook, Line Producer
movieBlind Man's Bluff
1994 · Production Manager
movieCrystal Book
1994 · Production Manager
tvAlentejo Sem Lei
1991 · Writer, Director, Creator
movieLovely Child
1990 · Director, Writer
movieStep by Step
1990
Crimes do Coração
1989 · Writer
movieThree Less Me
1988 · Writer, Director, Associate Producer
movieThe Mountains of the Moon
1987 · Assistant Director
movieThe Rose King
1986 · Assistant Director
movieThe Satin Slipper
1986 · Assistant Director
movieNo One Twice
1985 · Screenplay
Half in Love
1984 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
movieIn the White City
1983 · Second Assistant Director
movieThe State of Things
1982 · Assistant Director
Fim de Estação
1982 · Assistant Director
Encenação
— · Director, Writer
As Ucranianas
— · Director