Unlike other Portuguese filmmakers of his generation (those that made their appearance in the late 1980s and early ‘90s), João Canijo did not direct his first film after attending a film school. Instead, he underwent a kind of apprenticeship working as an assistant to Manoel de Oliveira, Wim Wenders, Werner Schroeter and Alain Tanner.

Filmography

Sangue do meu sangue (2011), Mal nascida (2007), Noite escura (2004), Ganhar a vida (2001), Sapatos pretos (1998), Filha da mãe (1990), Três menos eu (1988)