Edgar Burcksen (13 May 1947 – 7 April 2024) was a Dutch film editor, who moved to the United States in 1985 after editing over 15 films in the Netherlands. He was a member of the

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and was fluent in English, German, French and Dutch.

History

After a successful career as a film editor in the Netherlands, he settled in

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, where he became the supervising editor for 52 episodes of ''

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'', a French cartoon that later became televised by

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. Afterwards, Burcksen was hired by

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where he collaborated editorially on many commercials, including those for

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, and

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. Burcksen was hired by

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in 1989 to become the visual effects editor on ''

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''. Based on his success, he was later assigned to post-production on ''

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''. Afterwards, Burcksen oversaw editing on ''

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''. His work with

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on the series earned him an

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for best editing in 1992. After the series, he became the editor and post-production supervisor on ''

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'' and '' Star Command''. In 1996, he was signed up to edit ''

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'', which was later nominated for best feature-length documentary at the

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the following year. His collaboration with director

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on the feature '' Left Luggage'' received four prestigious awards at the

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in 1998. Burcksen was elected as a member of the

, and was a member of its board of directors. From 2001 to 2010, Edgar Burcksen was editor-in-chief of '' CinemaEditor''—the official magazine of the ACE. In February 2011, the American Cinema Editors honored Burcksen with the Robert Wise Award for his tireless efforts to highlight the post-production process of film and television projects in his role as editor-in-chief of CINEMAEDITOR.

Personal life and death

Burcksen was an accomplished

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cyclist, having completed 25 double centuries. He died from complications of a heart attack on 7 April 2024, at the age of 76.

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