Biography
João Canijo (10 December, 1957 – 29 January, 2026) was 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).
Directed 28
2020s
- 2024
- 2023
Bad Living
Director
Living Bad
Director
- 2020
Fojos
Director
2010s
- 2017
Diary of Beiras
Director
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
Director
Fátima
Director
Guia de Portugal
Director
- 2016
The Day of My Wedding
Director
- 2015
Portugal: One Day at a Time
Director
- 2013
That's Love
Director
- 2012
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Director
- 2011
Blood of My Blood
Director
The Actor's Work
Director
- 2010
Lusitanian Illusion
Director
2000s
- 2007
Misbegotten
Director
- 2004
In the Darkness of the Night
Director
- 2001
Get a Life
Director
1990s
- 1998
Black Shoes
Director
- 1996
Sai da Minha Vida
Director
- 1991
Alentejo Sem Lei
Director
- 1990
Lovely Child
Director
1980s
- 1988
Three Less Me
Director
- 1987
The Mountains of the Moon
Assistant Director
- 1986
The Rose King
Assistant Director
The Satin Slipper
Assistant Director
- 1983
In the White City
Second Assistant Director
- 1982
The State of Things
First Assistant Director Trainee
Wrote 19
2020s
- 2024
- 2023
Bad Living
Writer
Living Bad
Screenplay
2010s
- 2017
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
Writer
Fátima
Screenplay
- 2013
That's Love
Writer
- 2012
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Screenplay
- 2011
Blood of My Blood
Writer
- 2010
Lusitanian Illusion
Writer
2000s
- 2007
Misbegotten
Writer
- 2004
In the Darkness of the Night
Screenplay
- 2001
Get a Life
Writer
- 2000
Tarde Demais
Writer
1990s
- 1998
Black Shoes
Writer
- 1996
Sai da Minha Vida
Writer
- 1991
Alentejo Sem Lei
Writer
- 1990
Lovely Child
Writer
1980s
- 1988
Three Less Me
Writer
- 1985
No One Twice
Screenplay
Acted in 6
2020s
- 2024
O Pomar
Pai
2010s
- 2016
The Day of My Wedding
Movie
Los Barcos
Movie
- 2015
Here in Lisbon
(segment "Los Barcos")
1990s
- 1994
Lisbon Story
Crook
- 1990
Step by Step
Movie
Produced 5
1990s
- 1995
The Convent
Production Manager
- 1994
Lisbon Story
Line Producer
Blind Man's Bluff
Production Manager
Crystal Book
Production Manager
1980s
- 1988
Three Less Me
Associate Producer
Created 4
2020s
- 2024
2010s
- 2017
Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
Creator
Guia de Portugal
Creator
1990s
- 1991
Alentejo Sem Lei
Creator
Sound 1
2010s
- 2011
The Actor's Work
Sound