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AC Student Films Featured on CBC

HonourunLooking for something good to watch this weekend? Why not check out CBC for two award-winning documentaries created by Algonquin alumni?

Black Apron, directed by Ian Duchene and produced by Lindsay Gerro, and Honourun, produced and directed by Jorick Callan, air this weekend as part of the Absolutely Canadian Series and Ottawa Reel Shorts on CBC Gem on Oct 30 and CBC TV on Oct. 31. Both films are recent Digi60 Award winners. Digi60 is a local Ottawa filmmaker festival. Black Apron won a Top 3 Documentary Award and a Best Director award. Honorun was named Best Film and won a Best Technical award.

“Having CBC airing our documentary is quite the accomplishment,” said Callan, a recent Broadcast Television grad. “Having such a well-known broadcasting channel purchase our film only encourages us to work harder in all our future projects.” Continue reading

From big lasers to small lasers: How Ciena helped Algonquin College build the only lab of its kind in the world

Ciena Optophotonics LabPhotonics, light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation and electronics, is a multi-trillion-dollar industry, used in a huge number of applications of our daily life in areas as diverse as communications, defense, manufacturing, entertainment, consumer equipment, aviation, agriculture, life sciences, and medicine. Algonquin College is home to the only photonics lab of its kind in the world – all thanks to a substantial upgrade and sponsorship donated by Ciena.

Before the latest iteration of the Ciena Optophotonics Lab, it had a capacity of 2.5 gigabit per second (Gbit/s). With the upgrade, the lab can transmit data flows at 200 Gbit/s. This lab also features the equipment used in major telecommunications facilities in Canada, allowing Algonquin College students to get hands-on experience from world-class and cutting-edge technology in this new teaching lab installation. Continue reading