João Canijo
João Manuel Altavilla Canijo (born December 10, 1957 in Porto ) is a Portuguese film director .
Live and act
Between 1977 and 1980 he studied history at the University of Porto , then turned to cinema. He worked for seven years as an assistant director, for example for Manoel de Oliveira ( Francisca 1980, Mon Cas 1986), Wim Wenders ( Der Stand der Dinge 1981), Alain Tanner ( In der Weisse Stadt 1982), Werner Schroeter ( Der Rosenkönig 1984) and Paulo Rocha ( O Desejado 1987).
He made his first own short film in 1983. His first full-length feature film was Trés menos eu from 1988, which screened at the International Film Festival Rotterdam that same year.
In 1987 he staged for the first time at the theater (a play by Edward A. Whitehead, under the name Jogos de Praia (beach games) together with Diogo Dória in the Galeria Monumental , Lisbon ). In the following years he brought plays on the stage several times, for example by David Mamet or Eugene O'Neill .
He was executive producer on Wim Wenders' film for the European Capital of Culture Lisbon, Lisbon Story (1994).
With Ganhar a vida ( Earning Life ) he deals with the reality of Portuguese guest workers in the Parisian suburbs and is now attracting international criticism, e.g. B. at the Cannes Film Festival .
His film Noite Escura ( Dark Night ) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival and was a nominee for an Oscar / Best Foreign Language Film .
For his last film Sangue do meu Sangue ( Blood of My Blood ) he won the FIPRESCI Prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival .
Almost all of his films were produced by Paulo Branco .
Filmography
- 1983: A meio-amor ( Half love ) - short film
- 1988: Três Menos Eu ( Three, without me )
- 1989: Filha da Mãe ( mother's daughter )
- 1990: Alentejo Sem Lei ( Lawless Alentejo ) - TV series
- 1995: Cluedo - TV series
- 1996: Sai da minha vida ( Get out of my life ) - TV series
- 1998: Sapatos Pretos ( Black Shoes )
- 2001: Ganhar a Vida
- 2004: Noite Escura ( Dark Night )
- 2007: Mãe Há Só Uma ( There is only one mother ) - short film
- 2007: Mal Nascida ( Born Hapless )
- 2010: Fantasia Lusitana ( Lusitan Fantasy ) - Doc./Filmcollage
- 2011: Sangue do Meu Sangue ( blood of my blood )
literature
- A. Murtinheira & I. Metzeltin: History of Portuguese Cinema. 1st edition. Praesens Verlag, Vienna 2010, ISBN 978-3-7069-0590-9 .
- Jorge Leitão Ramos : Dicionário do cinema portugués 1962–1988. 1st edition (pp. 74/75). Editorial Caminho, Lisbon 1989, ISBN 972-21-0446-2 .
- Jorge Leitão Ramos: Dicionário do cinema portugués 1989-2003. 1st edition (p. 114). Editorial Caminho, Lisbon 1989, ISBN 972-21-1763-7 .
Web links
- Long report with a detailed interview (port.)
- João Canijo in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- List of his most important film awards (IMDb, engl.)
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ IMDb
- ↑ kino.de
- ↑ festival-cannes.fr
- ↑ dn.pt ( Memento of the original from February 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Canijo, João |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Canijo, João Manuel Altavilla |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese film director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1957 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | postage |