Directing

João Canijo

Born 1957-12-10

Porto, Portugal

Department: Directing

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).

1986

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (79 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Hotel do Rio	Director	TV Series	2024
Hotel do Rio	Writer	TV Series	2024
Hotel do Rio	Creator	TV Series	2024
O Pomar	Pai	Movie	2024
Bad Living	Director	Movie	2023
Bad Living	Writer	Movie	2023
Living Bad	Director	Movie	2023
Living Bad	Screenplay	Movie	2023
Fojos	Director	Movie	2020
Diary of Beiras	Director	Movie	2017
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima	Director	TV Series	2017
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima	Writer	TV Series	2017
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima	Creator	TV Series	2017
Fátima	Director	Movie	2017
Fátima	Screenplay	Movie	2017
Guia de Portugal	Director	TV Series	2017
Guia de Portugal	Creator	TV Series	2017
The Day of My Wedding	Self / Appearance	Movie	2016
The Day of My Wedding	Director	Movie	2016
Los Barcos	Self / Appearance	Movie	2016
Portugal: One Day at a Time	Director	Movie	2015
Here in Lisbon	(segment "Los Barcos")	Movie	2015
That's Love	Director	Movie	2013
That's Love	Writer	Movie	2013
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...	Director	Movie	2012
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...	Screenplay	Movie	2012
Obligation	Writer	Movie	2012
Obligation	Director	Movie	2012
Blood of My Blood	Writer	Movie	2011
Blood of My Blood	Director	Movie	2011
The Actor's Work	Director	Movie	2011
The Actor's Work	Sound	Movie	2011
Lusitanian Illusion	Director	Movie	2010
Lusitanian Illusion	Writer	Movie	2010
Misbegotten	Writer	Movie	2007
Misbegotten	Director	Movie	2007
Mãe Há Só Uma	Producer	Movie	2006
Mãe Há Só Uma	Director	Movie	2006
In the Darkness of the Night	Director	Movie	2004
In the Darkness of the Night	Screenplay	Movie	2004
Fugas.pt	Director	Movie	2003
A Audição	Director	Movie	2002
Get a Life	Writer	Movie	2001
Get a Life	Director	Movie	2001
Tarde Demais	Writer	Movie	2000
Black Shoes	Writer	Movie	1998
Black Shoes	Director	Movie	1998
Sai da Minha Vida	Writer	TV Series	1996
Sai da Minha Vida	Director	TV Series	1996
The Convent	Production Manager	Movie	1995
Cluedo	Director	TV Series	1995
Lisbon Story	Crook	Movie	1994
Lisbon Story	Line Producer	Movie	1994
Blind Man's Bluff	Production Manager	Movie	1994
Crystal Book	Production Manager	Movie	1994
Alentejo Sem Lei	Writer	TV Series	1991
Alentejo Sem Lei	Director	TV Series	1991
Alentejo Sem Lei	Creator	TV Series	1991
Lovely Child	Director	Movie	1990
Lovely Child	Writer	Movie	1990
Step by Step	Self / Appearance	Movie	1990
Crimes do Coração	Writer	Movie	1989
Three Less Me	Director	Movie	1988
Three Less Me	Writer	Movie	1988
Three Less Me	Associate Producer	Movie	1988
The Mountains of the Moon	Assistant Director	Movie	1987
The Rose King	Assistant Director	Movie	1986
The Satin Slipper	Assistant Director	Movie	1986
No One Twice	Screenplay	Movie	1985
Half in Love	Producer	Movie	1984
Half in Love	Screenplay	Movie	1984
Half in Love	Director	Movie	1984
Half in Love	Editor	Movie	1984
In the White City	Second Assistant Director	Movie	1983
The State of Things	Assistant Director	Movie	1982
Fim de Estação	Assistant Director	Movie	1982
Encenação	Director	Movie	—
Encenação	Writer	Movie	—
As Ucranianas	Director	Movie	—