João Canijo

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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 Rosenk…

  • Directing
  • Born 10 December 1957
  • Died 29 January 2026 (age 68)
  • Porto, Portugal
  • 48 credits

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Most-watched João Canijo films currently: Lisbon Story (1994), The State of Things (1982), Blind Man's Bluff (1994), In the White City (1983), In the Darkness of the Night (2004).

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Selected TV credits: Sai da Minha Vida (1996), Hotel do Rio (2024), Alentejo Sem Lei (1991), Caminhos da Alma - Fátima (2017), Cluedo (1995).

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