João Canijo

João Canijo
João Canijo, 2023
Born (1957-12-10) December 10, 1957 (age 67)
Porto, Portugal
NationalityPortuguese
Occupation(s)Film director, screenwriter
Years active1984-present

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]

His 2023 film Bad Living won the Silver Bear Jury Prize at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival[3]

Before his directorial debut, Canijo worked as assistant director for Wim Wenders in The State of Things (1982) and for Werner Schroeter in The Rose King [fr] (1986).[4]

Filmography

See also

References

  1. ^ "Festival de Cannes: Get a Life". festival-cannes.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  2. ^ Ramos, Tiago (14 September 2012). ""Sangue do meu Sangue" é o candidato oficial português aos Óscares 2013". Split Screen. Reed Business Information. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. ^ Lodge, Guy (February 25, 2023). "French Documentary 'On the Adanant' Wins Golden Bear at Berlin". variety.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  4. ^ "João Canijo". IMDb.
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