Director
João Canijo
December 10, 1957 · 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).
Often works with
Rita Blanco
10 titles together
Blood of My Blood, Fátima, Tarde Demais
Anabela Moreira
7 titles together
Blood of My Blood, Fátima, Living Bad
Nuno Lopes
5 titles together
Blood of My Blood, Living Bad, Hotel do Rio
Cleia Almeida
5 titles together
Blood of My Blood, Fátima, Living Bad
Adriano Luz
5 titles together
Black Shoes, Tarde Demais, Get a Life
Rafael Morais
4 titles together
Blood of My Blood, Living Bad, Hotel do Rio
Full filmography · 29
O Pomar
as Pai
2024
Bad Living
Director and Writer
2023
Living Bad
Director
2023
Fojos
Director
2020
Diary of Beiras
Director
2017
Fátima
Director
2017
The Day of My Wedding
cast and Director
2016
Los Barcos
cast
2016
Portugal: One Day at a Time
Director
2015
Here in Lisbon
as (segment "Los Barcos")
2015
That's Love
Director and Writer
2013
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Director
2012