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).
Lisbon Story
(Line Producer)
In the Darkness of the Night
(Director)
Blood of My Blood
(Writer)
Blood of My Blood
(Director)
The Actor's Work
(Director)
Black Shoes
(Writer)
Black Shoes
(Director)
Lusitanian Illusion
(Director)
Tarde Demais
(Writer)
That's Love
(Director)
Ninguém Duas Vezes
(Screenplay)
Lovely Child
(Director)
Lovely Child
(Writer)
Get a Life
(Writer)
Get a Life
(Director)
In the White City
(Second Assistant Director)
Misbegotten
(Writer)
Misbegotten
(Director)
Portugal: One Day at a Time
(Director)
Living Bad
(Director)
Three Less Me
(Director)
Three Less Me
(Writer)
Living Bad
(Screenplay)
Bad Living
(Director)
Bad Living
(Screenplay)
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
(Director)
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
(Screenplay)
Fátima
(Director)
Half in Love
(Producer)
Half in Love
(Screenplay)
Half in Love
(Director)
Half in Love
(Editor)
Fugas.pt
(Director)
A Audição
(Director)
Obligation
(Writer)
Obligation
(Director)
That's Love
(Writer)
Crystal Book
(Production Manager)
Blind Man's Bluff
(Production Manager)
Crimes do Coração
(Writer)
The Actor's Work
(Sound)
Fim de Estação
(Assistant Director)
The Rose King
(Assistant Director)
In the Darkness of the Night
(Screenplay)
Fátima
(Screenplay)
Diary of Beiras
(Director)
The Day of My Wedding
(Director)
The Mountains of the Moon
(Assistant Director)
The State of Things
(Assistant Director)
Three Less Me
(Associate Producer)
Mãe Há Só Uma
(Producer)
Mãe Há Só Uma
(Director)
The Convent
(Production Manager)
Lusitanian Illusion
(Writer)
Fojos
(Director)
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
(Director)
Alentejo Sem Lei
(Writer)
Alentejo Sem Lei
(Director)
Sai da Minha Vida
(Writer)
Sai da Minha Vida
(Director)
Cluedo
(Director)
Hotel do Rio
(Director)
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
(Writer)
Hotel do Rio
(Writer)
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
(Creator)
Alentejo Sem Lei
(Creator)
Hotel do Rio
(Creator)