Directing
João Canijo
PT, ES, EN, FR cinema · 42 credits
Born
10 December 1957
Died
29 January 2026 (aged 68)
Birthplace
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).
Known for
Filmography
Encenação
Encenação
Director, Writer
Living Bad
Director, Screenplay
Bad Living
Director, Writer
Fojos
Director
Fátima
Director, Screenplay
The Day of My Wedding
Actor, Director
Here in Lisbon
as (segment "Los Barcos")
That's Love
Director, Writer
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Screenplay, Director
Obrigação
2012
Obligation
Director, Writer
Blood of My Blood
Director, Writer
The Actor's Work
Director, Sound
Lusitanian Illusion
Director, Writer
Misbegotten
Director, Writer
Mãe Há Só Uma
2006
Mãe Há Só Uma
Director, Producer
In the Darkness of the Night
Director, Screenplay
Get a Life
Director, Writer
Tarde Demais
Writer
Black Shoes
Director, Writer
The Convent
Production Manager
Lisbon Story
as Crook, Line Producer
Crystal Book
Production Manager
Blind Man's Bluff
Production Manager
Lovely Child
Director, Writer
Three Less Me
Director, Writer, Associate Producer
The Mountains of the Moon
Assistant Director
The Rose King
Assistant Director
The Satin Slipper
Assistant Director
No One Twice
Screenplay
A Meio Amor
1984
Half in Love
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Producer
In the White City
Second Assistant Director
Fim de Estação
1982
Fim de Estação
Assistant Director
The State of Things
First Assistant Director Trainee