João Canijo
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
- Directing
- Born
- 1957-12-10 · Porto, Portugal
- Died
- 2026-01-29
Known for
- Lisbon Story (1994) — Crook
- The State of Things (1982) — First Assistant Director Trainee
- In the White City (1983) — Second Assistant Director
- Blood of My Blood (2011) — Director
- The Convent (1995) — Production Manager
- The Rose King (1986) — Assistant Director
- In the Darkness of the Night (2004) — Director
- Blind Man's Bluff (1994) — Production Manager
- Fátima (2017) — Director
- Black Shoes (1998) — Director
- The Satin Slipper (1986) — Assistant Director
- Tarde Demais (2000) — Writer
- Step by Step (1990)
- Lusitanian Illusion (2010) — Director
- Get a Life (2001) — Director
- Living Bad (2023) — Director