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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. 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.
João Canijo was born on 10 December 1957 in Porto, Portugal. He is a director and writer, known for Blood of My Blood (2011), Bad Living (2023) and É o Amor (2013).
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João Altavilla Canijo [1] (Porto, 10 de Dezembro de 1957) é um cineasta português. Ganhou um Urso de Prata no Festival de Berlim em 2023. Biografia [ editar | editar código-fonte ]
May 23, 2024 · Portuguese filmmaker João Canijo’s films and his use of family and home present a portrait of contemporary Portugal: underprivileged families trying to survive in the modern world, emphasising the women’s lack of power and the imposition of a patriarchal community.
Nov 20, 2023 · Taking home the Jury Prize at the 2023 Berlinale, Portuguese auteur João Canijo‘s latest Bad Living (Mal Viver) is the director’s masterpiece, examining the lives of five women tied to a seaside hotel which also happens to be their prison.
Feb 23, 2023 · Living Bad. "Mothers can make the life of their daughters a misery". by Teresa Vena. 23/02/2023 - BERLINALE 2023: We talked to the Portuguese director about hotels that can feel like prisons and the unbearable weight of family.
Feb 20, 2023 · Portuguese auteur João Canijo (San Sebastián winner “Blood of My Blood”) has a brace of films at the Berlin Film Festival in 2023.
