João Canijo
Personal Info
Know For
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1957-12-10 (68 years old)
Place of Birth
Porto, Portugal
Also known As
Жуан Канижу
João Canijo
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).
Acting
Production
1994
as Line Producer
2004
as Director
2011
as Director
2011
as Writer
2011
as Director
1998
as Director
1998
as Writer
2010
as Director
2000
as Writer
2013
as Director
1985
as Screenplay
1990
as Director
1990
as Writer
2001
as Director
2001
as Writer
1983
as Second Assistant Director
2007
as Director
2007
as Writer
2015
as Director
2023
as Director
1988
as Director
1988
as Writer
2023
as Screenplay
2023
as Director
2023
as Screenplay
2012
as Screenplay
2012
as Director
2017
as Director
1984
as Director
1984
as Screenplay
1984
as Editor
1984
as Producer
2002
as Director
2003
as Director
2012
as Director
2012
as Writer
2013
as Writer
1989
as Writer
2011
as Sound
1994
as Production Manager
1994
as Production Manager
1982
as Assistant Director
1986
as Assistant Director
2004
as Screenplay
2017
as Screenplay
2017
as Director
2016
as Director
1982
as Assistant Director
1987
as Assistant Director
1988
as Associate Producer
2006
as Director
2006
as Producer
1995
as Production Manager
2010
as Writer
2020
as Director
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