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João Canijo

Born in Porto 1957, João Canijo is one of the most prominent Portugese filmmakers and stage directors of his generation. From 1980 to 1985 he worked as an assistant director to Manoel de Oliveira, Wim Wenders, Alain Tanner and Werner Schroeter, among others. In 1988, his first film THREE LESS ME was selected for the Rotterdam Film Festival. Since then his other films, such as HER MOTHER'S DAUGHTER (1990), BLACK SHOES (1998), and GET A LIFE (2001), have met a significant success with the critics as well as the public in Portugal.

IN: http://www.biff.no/2004/index.php3?Eng=Ja&ID=ProgramEng&ID2=Director&ID3=A&ID4=B&ID5=C

Links:

In the Darkness of the Night: http://www.biff.no/2004/index.php3?Eng=Ja&ID=FilmEng&counter=7
Noite Escura : http://www.scoops.be/movies/moviedetail.asp?movid=6535
Portuguese Cinema: http://www.cinemaportugues.net/cinema/pessoas.asp?idpessoa=509&lang=eng
Get a life : http://www.gemini-films.com/catalogue/ganharlavida_us.htm