João Canijo

Born: 1957-12-10

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).


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Lisbon Story

as Crook
Released: 1994-12-16

Lisbon Story is Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious...

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Here in Lisbon

as (segment "Los Barcos")
Released: 2015-04-24

Welcome to Lisbon: there are mermaids by the Tagus and birds flying over the old city; there are...

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The Day of My Wedding

as uncredited
Released: 2016-07-15

The film follows the adventures of a bride and her family on the verge of a nervous breakdown on...

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O Pomar

as Pai
Released: 2024-04-07

West, end of the summer. Laura works at the pear harvesting, a family business. During the...

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Step by Step

as uncredited
Released: 1990-04-11

Nogueira, a man in his fifties, is a relic of times long past. While the youngsters at the...

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Los Barcos

as uncredited
Released: 2016-01-29

An actress travels to Lisbon representing a film where she has a secondary role, regarding...

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