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).
In the Darkness of the Night
Lisbon Story
O Estado das Coisas
Na Cidade Branca
The Rose King
Blood of My Blood
The Actor's Work
The Convent
Black Shoes
Lusitanian Illusion
Tarde Demais
That's Love
Ninguém Duas Vezes
The Mountains of the Moon
Lovely Child
Blind Man's Bluff
Get a Life
Here in Lisbon
Misbegotten
Portugal: One Day at a Time
