João Canijo
Directing
- Born
- December 10, 1957 · Porto, Portugal
- Died
- January 29, 2026 (age 68)
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).
Known for
Lisbon Story
December 16, 1994
The State of Things
March 22, 1982
In the White City
March 11, 1983
Blood of My Blood
September 27, 2011
The Convent
September 6, 1995
The Rose King
March 3, 1986
In the Darkness of the Night
October 21, 2004
Blind Man's Bluff
November 18, 1994
Black Shoes
April 10, 1998
Fátima
April 27, 2017
The Satin Slipper
January 8, 1986
Tarde Demais
March 31, 2000
Behind the camera38
- 2023Bad Living Director, Writer
- 2023Living Bad Director, Screenplay
- 2020Fojos Director
- 2017Diary of Beiras Director
- 2017Fátima Director, Screenplay
- 2016The Day of My Wedding Director
- 2015Portugal: One Day at a Time Director
- 2013That's Love Director, Writer
- 2012Raul Brandão was a Great Writer... Director, Screenplay
- 2012Obligation