João Canijo
Directing
1957-12-10 · 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).
Filmography
Hotel do Rio
2024 · Series
O Pomar
2024 · Movie
Bad Living
2023 · Movie
Living Bad
2023 · Movie
Fojos
2020 · Movie
Diary of Beiras
2017 · Movie
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
2017 · Series
Fátima
2017 · Movie
Guia de Portugal
2017 · Series
The Day of My Wedding
2016 · Movie
Los Barcos
2016 · Movie
Portugal: One Day at a Time
2015 · Movie
Here in Lisbon
2015 · Movie
That's Love
2013 · Movie
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
2012 · Movie
Obligation
2012 · Movie
Blood of My Blood
2011 · Movie
The Actor's Work
2011 · Movie
Lusitanian Illusion
2010 · Movie
Misbegotten
2007 · Movie
Mãe Há Só Uma
2006 · Movie
In the Darkness of the Night
2004 · Movie
Fugas.pt
2003 · Movie
A Audição
2002 · Movie
Get a Life
2001 · Movie
Tarde Demais
2000 · Movie
Black Shoes
1998 · Movie
Sai da Minha Vida
1996 · Series
The Convent
1995 · Movie
Cluedo
1995 · Series
Lisbon Story
1994 · Movie
Blind Man's Bluff
1994 · Movie
Crystal Book
1994 · Movie
Alentejo Sem Lei
1991 · Series
Lovely Child
1990 · Movie
Step by Step
1990 · Movie
Crimes do Coração
1989 · Movie
Three Less Me
1988 · Movie
The Mountains of the Moon
1987 · Movie
The Rose King
1986 · Movie
The Satin Slipper
1986 · Movie
No One Twice
1985 · Movie
Half in Love
1984 · Movie
In the White City
1983 · Movie
The State of Things
1982 · Movie
Fim de Estação
1982 · Movie
Encenação
Movie
As Ucranianas
Movie