João Canijo

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 as

Born

Dec 10, 1957

Porto, Portugal

Died

Jan 29, 2026

Known For

Directing

Movies

6 acting

59 crew

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