Directing
Community Rating
6.0
TMDB estimate
Born
December 10, 1957
Died
January 29, 2026 (age 68)
Born in
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).
Encenação
as Director, Writer
TBA
—As Ucranianas
as Director
TBA
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Hotel do Rio
as Director, Writer, Creator
2024
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O Pomar
as Pai
2024
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Bad Living
as Director, Writer
2023
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Living Bad
as Director, Screenplay
2023
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Fojos
as Director
2020
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Diary of Beiras
as Director
2017
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Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
as Director, Writer, Creator
2017
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Fátima
as Director, Screenplay
2017
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Guia de Portugal
as Director, Creator
2017
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The Day of My Wedding
as Director
2016
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Los Barcos
2016
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Portugal: One Day at a Time
as Director
2015
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Here in Lisbon
as (segment "Los Barcos")
2015
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That's Love
as Director, Writer
2013
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Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
as Screenplay, Director
2012
—Obligation
as Director, Writer
2012
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Blood of My Blood
as Director, Writer
2011
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The Actor's Work
as Director, Sound
2011
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