Festival press conference was held on 15th of October 2018. Competition films and programme was introduced to the press. Festival president Prof. Dr. Adem Sözüer emphasized the importance of cinema for justice in his opening remarks. Information on panels, academic programme and CAPTalks events was also given at the press conference which was attended by jury members, panel speakers and workshop artists. Conference was ended with the remark “Lets not leave justice unsupported and the festival unattended”.