Actor

João Canijo

Directing

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Acting credits

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Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.8

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Movies: 33Series: 5Crew 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

Other jobs

Director (14)Writer (8)Assistant Director (4)Production Manager (3)Screenplay (3)Line Producer (1)Second Assistant Director (1)

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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).