Directed credits
19
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
João Canijo
Directing
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Directed movies: 16Directed series: 3All crew credits: 34
TMDB ID: 5269
IMDb ID: nm0133981
Known for: Directing
Born: December 10, 1957
Died: January 29, 2026
Age: 68
Place of birth: Porto, Portugal
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1982 - 2024
Years active: 43
Average TMDB rating: 6.54
Wikidata: Q658661
Frequent jobs
Director (14)Assistant Director (4)Second Assistant Director (1)Writer (8)Production Manager (3)Screenplay (3)Line Producer (1)
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).
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by João Canijo.
5.2
Living Bad
Director
2023 Movie
Fojos
Director
2020 Movie
Diary of Beiras
Director
2017 Movie
5.9
Fátima
Director
2017 Movie
The Day of My Wedding
Director
2016 Movie
7.0
Portugal: One Day at a Time
Director
2015 Movie
5.5
That's Love
Director
2013 Movie
4.0
The Actor's Work
Director
2011 Movie
6.4
Lusitanian Illusion
Director
2010 Movie
5.7
In the Darkness of the Night
Director
2004 Movie
6.2
Lovely Child
Director
1990 Movie
5.3
The Mountains of the Moon
Assistant Director
1987 Movie
6.4
The Rose King
Assistant Director
1986 Movie
7.2
The Satin Slipper
Assistant Director
1986 Movie
6.9
In the White City
Second Assistant Director
1983 Movie
6.4
The State of Things
Assistant Director
1982 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by João Canijo.
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with João Canijo.
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Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with João Canijo.
6.4
The Rose King
Assistant Director
1986 Movie
6.4
Lusitanian Illusion
Director
2010 Movie
Fojos
Director
2020 Movie
Crystal Book
Production Manager
1994 Movie
5.7
In the Darkness of the Night
Director
2004 Movie
O Pomar
as Pai
2024 Movie
7.1
Lisbon Story
Line Producer
1994 Movie
6.4
The State of Things
Assistant Director
1982 Movie
Los Barcos
2016 Movie
6.9
In the White City
Second Assistant Director
1983 Movie
7.1
Blood of My Blood
Writer
2011 Movie
5.2
The Convent
Production Manager
1995 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with João Canijo.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for João Canijo.
6.2
Bad Living
Screenplay
2023 Movie
4.0
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Screenplay
2012 Movie
7.1
Blood of My Blood
Writer
2011 Movie
5.2
Misbegotten
Writer
2007 Movie
7.0
Get a Life
Writer
2001 Movie
6.1
Tarde Demais
Writer
2000 Movie
4.4
Black Shoes
Writer
1998 Movie
5.2
The Convent
Production Manager
1995 Movie
7.1
Lisbon Story
Line Producer
1994 Movie
6.8
Blind Man's Bluff
Production Manager
1994 Movie
Crystal Book
Production Manager
1994 Movie
6.0
Three Less Me
Writer
1988 Movie
6.0
No one Twice
Screenplay
1985 Movie
Series
Other Crew Work in Series
Additional series credits for João Canijo.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for João Canijo.
