As Director, As Writer
Bad Living
2023
6.5
João Canijo
Directing
Birth Date
December 10, 1957
Place of Birth
Porto, Portugal
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).
Complete Filmography
As Director, As Writer
Living Bad
2023
6.0
As Director, As Writer
Fátima
2017
6.2
As Director, As Writer
Blood of My Blood
2011
7.3
As Director, As Writer
Misbegotten
2007
5.2
As Director, As Writer
Get a Life
2001
7.0
As Writer
Tarde Demais
2000
6.1
As Director, As Writer
Black Shoes
1998
4.9
As Director, As Writer
Lovely Child
1990
6.2
As Director, As Writer
Three Less Me
1988
6.0