The Old, The New and The Other
A stranger arrives in a town called Mipo: here, urban development is accelerating the gentrification of that old fishing village located on the edge of Haeundae beach, in Busan city, South Korea.
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Sébastien SIMONDirector
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Sébastien SIMONWriter
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Minchol CHAProducer
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Alaric HAMACHERDirector of Photography/Stereoscopy
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Sébastien SIMONEditor
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Clément CHARDONMusic
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Cheyne KOHLSound
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Hyunjung JUNGColorist
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Forest Ian ETSLERKey Cast
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Youngjoon KIMKey Cast
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Project Type:Documentary, Short
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Genres:Docufiction, Docudrama, Urban
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Runtime:15 minutes
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Completion Date:September 30, 2022
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Country of Origin:Korea, Republic of
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Country of Filming:Korea, Republic of
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Language:Korean
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Shooting Format:4K-3D & Super 8mm
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Aspect Ratio:16:9
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Film Color:Black & White and Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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5th Jeonju International Short Film Festival 전주국제단편영화제Jeonju
Korea, Republic of
October 1, 2022
World premiere -
10th Festival Courant3DAngoulême
France
October 12, 2022
International premiere
Mention Technique Stéréoscopique | Special Mention from the Jury -
14th Seoul International Architecture Film Festival 서울국제건축영화제Seoul
Korea, Republic of
October 29, 2022
Seoul premiere -
3rd Sinchon Image Festival 신촌이미지페스티벌Goyang
Korea, Republic of
November 11, 2022 -
3rd Visioni Urbane | Urban Visions. Beyond the Ideal CityBologna
Italy
November 24, 2022
Italian premiere -
39th Liquid Arts Open StageBusan
Korea, Republic of
February 25, 2023
Busan premiere -
12th International 3D-stereo Film FestivalMoscow
Russian Federation
April 4, 2023
Russian premiere -
BITF Busan International Transmedia ForumBusan
Korea, Republic of
April 25, 2023 -
40th Busan International Short Film Festival 부산국제단편영화제Busan
Korea, Republic of
April 28, 2023 -
10th Korean Film Festival CanadaMontréal
Canada
May 15, 2023
North American premiere -
9th Korea International Ocean Film Festival 국제해양영화제Busan
Korea, Republic of
July 23, 2023 -
4th Venice Architecture Film FestivalVenice
Italy
August 31, 2023 -
24th International Stereoscopic Union World CongressTsukuba
Japan
September 12, 2023
Japan premiere -
9th Minikino Film Week – Bali International Short Film FestivalDenpasar
Indonesia
September 15, 2023
South East Asian premiere -
8th RTF Realtime International Film FestivalSittingbourne
United Kingdom
October 1, 2023
UK premiere
Best 3D Movie -
9th SeeMôr Films FestivalHolyhead, Anglesey
United Kingdom
October 21, 2023 -
12th Dharamshala International Film FestivalDharamshala
India
November 3, 2023
Indian premiere -
17th KAFFNY Infinite Cinema - Korean American Film Festival in NYNew York
United States
November 8, 2023
US premiere -
2nd Afragola International Film Festival of Architecture and Design - Al di là della visioneNaples
Italy
November 22, 2023 -
2nd The SoiréeSeoul
Korea, Republic of
January 6, 2024 -
1st Chudo Island Film Festival 추도 섬마을 영화제Tongyeong, Chudo island
Korea, Republic of
May 18, 2024 -
50th 3D-Con - Annual Convention of National Stereoscopic AssociationWichita
United States
July 26, 2024 -
17th Bangladesh International Short and Independent Film FestivalDhaka
Bangladesh
December 6, 2024
Bangladesh premiere
Born 1983 in France, Sébastien Simon is a filmmaker, a guest professor at Dongseo University in Busan, and a programmer for Busan International Short Film Festival.
His directed works include "One-minded" (2014), "The Urban Suite" (2014), "Tetsu Kono’s crazy routine" (2016), "The Troubled Troubadour" (2016), "The Audience Never Performs" (2021) and "The Old, The New and The Other" (2022). He graduated from the ESEC film school and from Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne. He is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents (2024) and Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival's Fantastic Film School (2020).
He served as board member of the Short Film Conference and, as festival programmer and organizer, he also contributed to: Slamdance Film Festival, Rencontres Cinématographiques de Cavaillon, Seoul Yeongdeungpo International Extreme-Short Image & Film Festival, Jeonju International Short Film Festival, shnit Worldwide Shortfilmfestival, Jeju French Film Festival, One World One Flower International Buddhist Film Festival.
He also served as jury member for: Kaohsiung Film Festival, Minimalen Kortfilmfestival, Shorts That Are Not Pants, Seoul Senior Film Festival, Bogoshorts - Bogota Short Film Festival, Regard - Saguenay International Short Film Festival, DC Shorts, Tehran International Short Film Festival, Seoul International Pride Film Festival, Viddsee Juree Awards, Minikino Film Week.
He has published film articles and reviews in L'Avant-Scène Cinéma, Short Film Studies, BullesDeCulture.com, Busan Beat magazine, Platform magazine, Journal of Multimedia Information System.
Developed as part of a research project funded by the Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute of Korea, the main condition of this film was that it had to be made in: UHD, High Frame Rate and stereoscopic 3D. Shot on a mirror rig equipped with two Sony Venice cameras, it resulted in a 15-minute docu-fiction titled "The Old, The New and The Other", which focuses on Busan city’s urbanization.
Even for a city which self-branded as "dynamic", Busan in South Korea has recently been experiencing some abrupt changes, symbolized by the already-iconic Haeundae Blueline Park and LCT Towers. On a purely visual level, the strong horizontality of the train tracks and the imposing verticality of the tower appear as natural extensions of each other. Too-new in a neighborhood (Mipo-Dalmaji) which for decades had seen little development, these modern constructions stick out even more. Economically, they are accelerating the gentrification of this area, which is now essentially a giant photo-zone aimed at tourists, while sparking the ire of the local residents.
Stereoscopic 3D seemingly "detaches" layers within the image, reflecting the fact that these various urban strata (old neighborhood, new buildings, reconstruction sites) are forcibly superimposed on top of each other rather than harmoniously meshed together. Here, we thought, the characteristics of 3D images in terms of sensory perception would resonate with our core concept by finding meaningful ground within the social reality of Mipo-Dalmaji, and possibly turn the film into an emotional and poetic journey through this transforming area. By also featuring images shot in Super 8mm, as well as early 20th-century Stereograph Cards, "The Old, The New and The Other" serves as a contemplation on the passing of time both in regards to urbanism and to filmmaking techniques.