Screenwriter

João Canijo

1984–present1957–2026DramaDocumentaryCrimeHistory

Chronicler of the Human Condition

Also directed 25 films ↗

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19 total writing credits

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Living Bad

2023

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Bad Living

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2023Living BadScreenplay5.6 2023Bad LivingWriter8.5 2017FátimaScreenplay5.9 2013That's LoveWriter5.5 2012Raul Brandão was a Great Writer...Screenplay4.0 2012ObligationWriter6.0

About

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).

As Director

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2004In the Darkness of the Night 2011Blood of My Blood 2011The Actor's Work 1998Black Shoes 2010Lusitanian Illusion 2013That's Love

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