João Canijo (born 1957) is a Portuguese film director. His film Get a Life was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival.[1] 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.[2]

João Canijo
Canijo (right) and actress Anabela Moreira at the 2012 Miami International Film Festival presentation of Blood of My Blood
Born	(1957-12-10) December 10, 1957 (age 64) Porto, Portugal
Nationality	Portuguese
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Years active	1984-present

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).[3]

Filmography

• Três Menos Eu (1988)
• Lovely Child/ Filha da Mãe (1989
• Alentejo Sem Lei (1990)
• Black Shoes/ Sapatos Pretos (1998)
• Get a Life/ Ganhar a Vida (2001)
• In the Darkness of the Night/ Noite Escura (2004)
• Misbegotten/ Mal Nascida (2008)
• Lusitanian Illusion (2010)
• Blood of My Blood/Sangue do Meu Sangue (2011)
• É o Amor (Obrigação)

See also

• Jorge Ferreira Chaves

References

External links

• João Canijo at IMDb

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