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).

Directed

1. Blood of My Blood (2011) — Director
2. In the Darkness of the Night (2004) — Director
3. Black Shoes (1998) — Director
4. Fátima (2017) — Director
5. Lusitanian Illusion (2010) — Director
6. Get a Life (2001) — Director
7. Living Bad (2023) — Director
8. That's Love (2013) — Director
9. Misbegotten (2007) — Director
10. Lovely Child (1990) — Director
11. Three Less Me (1988) — Director
12. Bad Living (2023) — Director
13. Alentejo Sem Lei (1991) — Director
14. Hotel do Rio (2024) — Director
15. The Actor's Work (2011) — Director
16. Portugal: One Day at a Time (2015) — Director
17. Raul Brandão was a Great Writer... (2012) — Director
18. Obligation (2012) — Director
19. Sai da Minha Vida (1996) — Director
20. Half in Love (1984) — Director
21. A Audição (2002) — Director
22. Fugas.pt (2003) — Director
23. Diary of Beiras (2017) — Director
24. The Day of My Wedding (2016) — Director
25. Mãe Há Só Uma (2006) — Director
26. Fojos (2020) — Director
27. Encenação — Director
28. As Ucranianas — Director
29. Caminhos da Alma - Fátima (2017) — Director
30. Cluedo (1995) — Director
31. Guia de Portugal (2017) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Lisbon Story (1994) — Crook
2. Step by Step (1990)
3. Here in Lisbon (2015) — (segment "Los Barcos")
4. O Pomar (2024) — Pai
5. The Day of My Wedding (2016)
6. Los Barcos (2016)