João Canijo

João Canijo

Born: December 10, 1957
in Porto, Portugal
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).

Movies for João Canijo...

The Day of My Wedding
Title: The Day of My Wedding
Released: July 15, 2016
Type: Movie
The film follows the adventures of a bride and her family on the verge of a nervous breakdown on her wedding day.
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Los Barcos
Title: Los Barcos
Released: January 29, 2016
Type: Movie
An actress travels to Lisbon representing a film where she has a secondary role, regarding nobody else was available to go. In the Q&A in the Cinematheque she doesn't know how to answer the audience questions.
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Here in Lisbon
Title: Here in Lisbon
Character: (segment "Los Barcos")
Released: April 24, 2015
Type: Movie
Welcome to Lisbon: there are mermaids by the Tagus and birds flying over the old city; there are mad scientists and singing fish; lost tourist guides and lost tourists; fado and sad guitars. What a weird city you may think - but no. Lisbon is about being different, sarcastic, welcoming to foreigners even in an economic crisis. Different directors became fascinated by our strangeness. We became fascinated by these directors. The city is never the same in these four episodes, here in Lisbon.
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Lisbon Story
Title: Lisbon Story
Character: Crook
Released: December 16, 1994
Type: Movie
Lisbon Story is Wim Wenders' homage to Lisbon and films. A sound engineer obtains a mysterious postcard from a friend who at the moment is filming a film in Lisbon. He sets out across Europe to find him and help him.
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Step by Step
Title: Step by Step
Released: April 11, 1990
Type: Movie
Nogueira, a man in his fifties, is a relic of times long past. While the youngsters at the school where he works as a caretaker still think the world is their oyster, Nogueira knows that, for him, most doors have long closed.