João Canijo
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- December 10, 1957
- Place of birth
- Porto, Portugal
- Died
- January 29, 2026
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).
Movies with João Canijo
- Lisbon Story 1994 · ★ 7.2
- Step by Step 1990 · ★ 6.6
- Here in Lisbon 2015 · ★ 5.0
- O Pomar 2024
- The Day of My Wedding 2016
- Los Barcos 2016
Movies directed by João Canijo
- Blood of My Blood 2011 · ★ 7.1
- In the Darkness of the Night 2004 · ★ 6.0
- Fátima 2017 · ★ 6.0
- Black Shoes 1998 · ★ 5.1
- Lusitanian Illusion 2010 · ★ 6.4
- Get a Life 2001 · ★ 7.3
- Living Bad 2023 · ★ 5.6
- That's Love 2013 · ★ 5.5
- Misbegotten 2007 · ★ 5.2
- Lovely Child 1990 · ★ 7.1
- Three Less Me 1988 · ★ 7.5
- Bad Living 2023 · ★ 4.8
- The Actor's Work 2011 · ★ 4.0
- Portugal: One Day at a Time 2015 · ★ 7.0
- Raul Brandão was a Great Writer... 2012 · ★ 4.0
- Obligation 2012 · ★ 6.0
- Half in Love 1984
- Fugas.pt 2003
- A Audição 2002
- Diary of Beiras 2017
- The Day of My Wedding 2016
- Mãe Há Só Uma 2006
- Fojos 2020