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João Canijo

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 12/10/1957 (66) | Porto (Portugal)
João Canijo (born 1957) is a Portuguese film director. 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 The Rose King (1986). ()
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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 Rosenkönig (1986).

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Documentaries | Comedies

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A disturbing film about the Portuguese underworld of prostitution. ...

In the Darkness of the Night

Certification unknown

2004 | 2.8/5 | 1h 34min
Crime, Drama
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A regular family living in the outskirts of Lisbon sees the serenity of their lives shaken beyond any remedy within a week. ...

Blood of My Blood

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2011 | 3.6/5 | 2h 20min
Drama
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A look at the lives of women in the fishing community of Caxinas, their daily tasks and the relations with men. ...

É o Amor

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2013 | 2.7/5 | 2h 15min
Documentary
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In a family-run hotel, by the Portuguese northern shore, lives a group of women from different generations of the same family, whose relationships with each other have grown poisoned by bitterness. Th ...

Bad Living

Certification unknown

2023 | 4.0/5 | 2h 7min
Drama
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Movies with João Canijo as Actor(5)

2016 Los Barcos
2016 O Dia do Meu Casamento
as (segment "Los Barcos")2015 Here in Lisbon
as Crook1994 Lisbon Story
1990 Step by Step

Movies with João Canijo as Crew(46)

Directing/Director2023 Living Bad
Writing/Screenplay2023 Living Bad
Directing/Director2023 Bad Living
Writing/Screenplay2023 Bad Living
Directing/Director2020 Fojos
Directing/Director2017 Fátima
Writing/Screenplay2017 Fátima
Directing/Director2017 Diary of Beiras
Directing/Director2016 O Dia do Meu Casamento
Directing/Director2015 Portugal: One Day at a Time
Directing/Director2013 É o Amor
Writing/Writer2013 É o Amor
Directing/Director2012 Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Writing/Screenplay2012 Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Directing/Director2011 Blood of My Blood
Writing/Writer2011 Blood of My Blood
Directing/Director2011 Trabalho de Actriz, Trabalho de Actor
Sound/Sound2011 Trabalho de Actriz, Trabalho de Actor
Directing/Director2010 Lusitanian Illusion
Writing/Writer2010 Lusitanian Illusion
Directing/Director2007 Misbegotten
Writing/Writer2007 Misbegotten
Directing/Director2006 Mãe Há Só Uma
Production/Producer2006 Mãe Há Só Uma
Directing/Director2004 In the Darkness of the Night
Writing/Screenplay2004 In the Darkness of the Night
Directing/Director2001 Get a Life
Writing/Writer2001 Get a Life
Writing/Writer2000 Tarde Demais
Directing/Director1998 Sapatos Pretos
Writing/Writer1998 Sapatos Pretos
Production/Production Manager1995 The Convent
Production/Production Manager1994 Blind Man's Bluff
Production/Line Producer1994 Lisbon Story
Production/Production Manager1994 Crystal Book
Directing/Director1990 Lovely Child
Writing/Writer1990 Lovely Child
Directing/Director1988 Three Less Me
Production/Associate Producer1988 Three Less Me
Writing/Writer1988 Three Less Me
Directing/Assistant Director1987 The Mountains of the Moon
Directing/Assistant Director1986 The Rose King
Writing/Screenplay1985 Ninguém Duas Vezes
Directing/Second Assistant Director1983 In the White City
Directing/Assistant Director1982 The State of Things
Directing/Assistant Director1981 Francisca

TV Shows/Series with João Canijo as Crew(12)

Directing/Director2024 Hotel do Rio
Writing/Writer2024 Hotel do Rio
Creator/Creator2024 Hotel do Rio
Directing/Director2017 Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
Writing/Writer2017 Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
Creator/Creator2017 Caminhos da Alma - Fátima
Directing/Director1996 Sai da Minha Vida
Writing/Writer1996 Sai da Minha Vida
Directing/Director1995 Cluedo
Directing/Director1991 Alentejo Sem Lei
Writing/Writer1991 Alentejo Sem Lei
Creator/Creator1991 Alentejo Sem Lei

Citizenship: Portugal
Born: Tuesday, 12/10 1957 (December) in Porto (Portugal) (current age: 66 years + 137 days)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: Portuguese (PT)
Educated at: Lisbon Theatre and Film School
Member of: Associação Portuguesa de Realizadores
Other names for João Canijo (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Жуан Канижу"
João Canijo frequently works together with these people:
Paulo Branco (19x, Crew)
João Braz (17x, Crew)
Anabela Moreira (16x, Actress)
Rita Blanco (16x, Actress)
Mário Castanheira (12x, Crew)
Pedro Borges (10x, Crew)
Manoel de Oliveira (10x, Crew)
Elsa Ferreira (9x, Crew)
Zé Branco (8x, Crew)
Wim Wenders (7x, Crew)
Teresa Madruga (6x, Actress)
Miguel Guilherme (2x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:417846, Added: 09/22/2018, Last updated: 04/25/2024