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João Canijo
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).
As director
Living Bad
Bad Living
Fojos
Fátima
Diary of Beiras
The Day of My Wedding
Portugal: One Day at a Time
That's Love
Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...
Obligation
Blood of My Blood
The Actor's Work
Lusitanian Illusion
Misbegotten
Mãe Há Só Uma
In the Darkness of the Night
Fugas.pt
A Audição
Get a Life
Black Shoes
Lovely Child
Three Less Me
Half in Love
Encenação
As Ucranianas
