João Canijo
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday10 December 1957
Died29 January 2026 (age 68)
Place of birthPorto, Portugal
Known credits48
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 Rosenk…
Hotel do Rio
2024 · Director
Hotel do Rio
2024 · Writer
Hotel do Rio
2024 · Creator
O Pomar
2024 · Pai
Bad Living
2023 · Director
Bad Living
2023 · Writer
Living Bad
2023 · Director
Living Bad
2023 · Screenplay
Fojos
2020 · Director
Diary of Beiras
2017 · Director
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
2017 · Director
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
2017 · Writer
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
2017 · Creator
Fátima
2017 · Director
Fátima
2017 · Screenplay
Guia de Portugal
2017 · Director
Guia de Portugal
2017 · Creator
The Day of My Wedding
2016
The Day of My Wedding
2016 · Director
Los Barcos
2016
Portugal: One Day at a Time
2015 · Director
Here in Lisbon
2015 · (segment "Los Barcos")
That's Love
2013 · Director
That's Love
2013 · Writer
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
2012 · Screenplay
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
2012 · Director
Obligation
2012 · Director
Obligation
2012 · Writer
Blood of My Blood
2011 · Director
Blood of My Blood
2011 · Writer
The Actor's Work
2011 · Director
The Actor's Work
2011 · Sound
Lusitanian Illusion
2010 · Director
Lusitanian Illusion
2010 · Writer
Misbegotten
2007 · Director
Misbegotten
2007 · Writer
Mãe Há Só Uma
2006 · Director
Mãe Há Só Uma
2006 · Producer
In the Darkness of the Night
2004 · Director
In the Darkness of the Night
2004 · Screenplay
Fugas.pt
2003 · Director
A Audição
2002 · Director
Get a Life
2001 · Director
Get a Life
2001 · Writer
Tarde Demais
2000 · Writer
Black Shoes
1998 · Director
Black Shoes
1998 · Writer
Sai da Minha Vida
1996 · Director
Page 1 of 2