Edgar Burcksen (born 13 May 1947,

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), is a

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film editor, who moved to the

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in 1985 after editing over 15 films in the Netherlands. He is a member of the American Cinema Editors and is 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 HBO. Afterwards, Burcksen was hired by

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where he collaborated editorially on many commercials, including those for

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, and Levi's. 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 George Lucas on the series earned him an Emmy for best editing in 1992. After the series, he became editor and post production supervisor on " 500 Nations" and '' Star Command''. In 1996 he was signed up to edit '' Colors Straight Up'', which was later nominated for best feature-length documentary at the

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the following year. His collaboration with director Jeroen Krabbé on the feature " Left Luggage" was received with 4 prestigious awards at the Berlin Film Festival in 1998. Burcksen has been elected as a member of the American Cinema Editors, and is currently a member of its board of directors. From 2001 to 2010, Edgar Burcksen was editor-in-chief of CINEMAEDITOR—the official magazine of the

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. 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.

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