Pit Pony (film)

This article is about the television movie. For the television series, see Pit Pony (TV series).

Pit Pony is a 1997 television film directed by Eric Till. It was Elliot Page's^[a] debut role; Page was scouted for it by John Dunsworth, who also had a small role in the film.^[1][2] The film was based on the novel Pit Pony by Joyce Barkhouse. It was nominated for numerous Gemini Awards in 1997.

Pit Pony
Directed by	Eric Till
Written by	Heather Conkie, based on the book by Joyce Barkhouse
Produced by	Andrew Cochran
Starring	Ben Rose-Davis Richard Donat Jennie Raymond Andrew Keilty Elliot Page[a] Denny Doherty
Cinematography	Nikos Evdemon
Edited by	T. C. Martin
Music by	Jonathan Goldsmith
Production company	Cochran Entertainment Inc.
Distributed by	RTL Entertainment (Netherlands, TV)
Release date	December 14, 1997 (1997-12-14)
Running time	92 mins.
Country	Canada
Language	English
Budget	unknown

Cast

• Ben Rose-Davis as Willie MacLean
• Richard Donat as Rory MacLean
• Jennie Raymond as Nellie MacLean
• Andrew Keilty as John MacLean
• Elliot Page^[a] as Maggie MacLean
• Denny Doherty as Charley McGinnis

Awards and nominations

Gemini Awards

Year	Category	Nominee	Result	Ref
1998	Best Costume Design	Jeanie Kimber	Nominated	[3]
	Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series	Eric Till	Nominated
	Best Original Music Score for a Program or Mini-Series	Jonathan Goldsmith	Won
	Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series	Denny Doherty	Nominated
	Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series	Nikos Evdemon	Nominated
	Best Production Design or Art Direction in a Dramatic Program or Series	Marian Wihak	Won
	Best TV Movie or Mini-Series	Andrew Cochran	Nominated
	Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-series	Heather Conkie	Won

Explanatory notes

1. Credited as Ellen Philpotts-Page.