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Both films recorded an average of three stars from the six critics.

Emir Baigazin’s The River and Benjamin Naishtat’s Rojo have tied at the top of Screen’s complete 2018 Toronto Platform jury grid.

Both films achieved an average of three stars out of four across the six international critics. A score of three stars on the grid represents ‘good’.

The River is about five young brothers living under a controlling father in a remote Kazakh village, whose lives are transformed when they discover a nearby river which had been kept secret from them.

Naishtat’s Rojo follows a...

Both films recorded an average three stars from the six critics.

Emir Baigazin’s The River and Benjamin Naishtat’s Rojo have tied at the top of Screen’s complete 2018 Toronto Platform jury grid.

Both films achieved an average of three stars out of four across the six international critics. A score of three stars on the grid represents ‘good’.

The River is about five young brothers living under a controlling father in a remote Kazakh village, whose lives are transformed when they discover a nearby river which had been kept secret from them.

Naishtat’s Rojo follows a strange...

One score still to come for Benjamin Naishtat’s 1970s drama.

Rojo, directed by Argentina’s Benjamin Naishtat, has moved top of Screen’s Toronto 2018 Platform jury grid.

The film has achieved an average of 3.2 out of 4, with one score still to come in.

Rojo garnered top marks of four (‘excellent’) from Radheyan Simonpillai of Now/CTV and Vincent Le Leurch of Le Film Français, as well as two threes (‘good’) from Boston Globe’s Loren King and Screen’s own critic.

The film follows a strange man who arrives at a restaurant in a quiet provincial city in an...

’Jessica Forever’, ’Mademoiselle De Joncquières’ also take spots.

Three new titles have scored mid-range on Screen’s Toronto Platform jury grid, leaving Emir Baigazin’s The River as the early leader.

Caroline Poggi and Jonathan Vinel’s debut Jessica Forever scored exactly 2, although split opinion among critics.

Radheyan Simonpillai of Now/CTV, Boston Globe’s Loren King and Time Out New York’s Joshua Rothkopf all gave it one star for ‘poor’, while Vincent Le Leurch of Le Film Français and Screen’s own critic both awarded a top score 4 for ‘excellent’.

The film presents a dystopian world where violent misfits reign supreme.

This year’s grid features 6 critics, watching each of the 12 films.

Screen has launched its critics jury grid for the Platform strand at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival with Emir Baigazin’s The River the first title to take its place.

This year’s grid will feature scores from six critics:

Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times Radheyan Simonpillai, Now/CTV Loren King, Boston Globe Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York Vincent Le Leurch, Le Film Français Screen’s own critic

The River has made a strong start to the grid, with an average of 3. It scored consistently, with...