Ignatius Quince: the cautionary tale of a Child Genius

Australia, 2014

Film Australian animation

Every year the school held a science fair. Ignatius Quince, being the child genius he was, had won it for the last 5 years. This year was to be no exception. Ignatius Quince was going to build the most stupendous experiment. However plans don’t always run smoothly and Ignatius Quince gets a hand from a most unexpected person, Mable Syrup.

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Previously on display

22 April 2019

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Credits

creator

Table Cape Primary School

Duration

00:02:46:00

Production places
Australia
Production dates
2014

Appears in

Group of items

'Screen It' 2014 - Winners

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

B2003032

Language

English

Audience classification

Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

MOV file H264; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

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