João Canijo

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 Anabella Moreira at the 2012 Miami International Film Festival presentation of Blood of My Blood
Born (1957-12-10) December 10, 1957
Porto, Portugal
OccupationDirector

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)
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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.

See also
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