Famous Actor Josie Ho to receive Time Machine Award at the International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, Spain

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Oct 03, 2018, 07:00 ET

TORONTO, Oct. 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ - Josie Ho is an award-winning actress and film producer starring in over 50 films receiving numerous awards, including The Supreme Best Supporting Actress at the 2017 PIFFA Awards for her role in the film "In The Room" and the very prestigious Best Actress at the 43rd Annual SITGES Film Festival in Spain for her acting role in the film "Dream Home" in 2010.

A few more major films Josie has been recognised for:

Famous Actor Josie Ho (CNW Group/Niki Inc)

2017 Best Supporting Actress, Profima International Film Fest and Awards 2017 "In The Room"
2014 Best Supporting Actress, HK TVB Anniversary Awards "Tomorrow Is Another Day" (TV series)
2011 Nominated Best Actress, 30th HK Film Awards "Dream Home"
2010 Best Actress, Spain SITGES Int'l Fantastic Film Festival "Dream Home"
2005 Nominated Best Supporting Actress, 10th HK Golden Bauhinia Awards "Butterfly"
2004 Best Supporting Actress, 23th HK Film Awards "Naked Ambition"

Josie is the only leading actress out of Hong Kong with relevance across Asia and Europe. This award stands at a pivotal time in Josie's career as she looks to produce content that means something. This is also at a time where cutting edge journalism is opening the scope of interest to expand the look of who gets featured in major projects. Crazy Rich Asians is still dominating the box office. It's Josie's time to shine.

She has an interesting fan base, all interested in both her filmography and music. Of this crowd Josie has commented "I love their artsy vibe, they are the type that will be at the film festival and then jamming at my concerts, it's cool".

ABOUT SITGES

SITGES – International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia is the number one fantasy film festival in the world and represents, at the same time, the cultural expression with the most media impact in Catalonia, Spain. The SITGES Festival was born in 1968, as a stimulating universe of encounters, exhibitions, presentations and screenings of fantasy films from all over the world.

SITGES' is well liked among the Hollywood elite, having received visits from top-level movie stars, directors and producers like Quentin Tarantino, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Paul Verhoeven, Ralph Fiennes, George A. Romero, Cameron Diaz, Viggo Mortensen, Bell, Dino de Laurentii, Guillermo del Toro, William Friedkin, Susan Sarandon, among others from the long list of people who, year after year, are a media attraction.