Bram Van Paesschen
- January 10, 2025
- 45 years
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Bram Van Paesschen, 45, Belgian film director (Empire of Dust) and editor.
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|Bram Van Paesschen (1979 – 10 January 2025) was a Belgian film director and editor.
Life and career
Van Paesschen was born in Vilvoorde in 1979. He moved to Brussels where he studied film at Sint-Lukas Hogeschool. His 2002 mockumentary graduation project Rookgordijn over Brussel about the 1967 L'Innovation department store fire was shown after his graduation at several international film festivals, including FID Marseille and the Buenos Aires Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente. The film became a Belgian cult classic.
The second film he directed, World of Blue / Land of O. (2005), won an award.
He directed the 2011 Empire of Dust, a documentary about the China Railway Seventh Group building a road in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The film won the 2012 Docville Best Belgian documentary. He also directed ICI (Une lettre à Chantal Akerman) (2007), Pale Peko Bantu Mambo Ayikosake (2008), I'm New Here (2017) and De aanbidding (2017). In addition he edited films of among others Jeroen Van Der Stock, Jonas Govaerts and Rachida El Gara, including Silent Visitors and Wild Beast.
Van Paesschen died in Laeken on 10 January 2025, at the age of 45.
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Trivia & Knowledge· 16 questions
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1.What subject did Bram Van Paesschen study at Sint-Lukas Hogeschool?
- A.Architecture
- B.Photography
- C.Filmcorrect
- D.Journalism
Bram Van Paesschen moved to Brussels where he studied film at Sint-Lukas Hogeschool.
Source: Life and career section
2.In what year did Bram Van Paesschen pass away?
- A.2022
- B.2024
- C.2023
- D.2025correct
Bram Van Paesschen died in Laeken on 10 January 2025.
Source: Life and career section
3.What is the title of the 2011 documentary directed by Bram Van Paesschen about a road project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- A.Empire of Dustcorrect
- B.De aanbidding
- C.Silent Visitors
- D.World of Blue
Bram Van Paesschen directed the 2011 documentary Empire of Dust regarding a road project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: Life and career section
4.Which festival screened Bram Van Paesschen's graduation project Rookgordijn over Brussel?
- A.FID Marseillecorrect
- B.Berlin International Film Festival
- C.Cannes Film Festival
- D.Sundance Film Festival
Rookgordijn over Brussel was shown after his graduation at several international film festivals, including FID Marseille.
Source: Life and career section
5.Which event is the subject of Bram Van Paesschen's 2002 graduation project, Rookgordijn over Brussel?
- A.The Belgian Revolution of 1830
- B.The construction of the Atomium
- C.The Brussels World Fair
- D.The 1967 L'Innovation department store firecorrect
Rookgordijn over Brussel is a mockumentary graduation project about the 1967 L'Innovation department store fire.
Source: Life and career section
6.What specific award did Empire of Dust receive in 2012?
- A.Best International Documentary
- B.Cannes Critics Week Prize
- C.Grand Jury Prize at FID Marseille
- D.Docville Best Belgian documentarycorrect
The film Empire of Dust won the 2012 Docville Best Belgian documentary award.
Source: Life and career section
7.Which filmmaker's work did Bram Van Paesschen honor in his 2007 film ICI?
- A.Jonas Govaerts
- B.Rachida El Gara
- C.Chantal Akermancorrect
- D.Jeroen Van Der Stock
Bram Van Paesschen directed ICI (Une lettre à Chantal Akerman) in 2007.
Source: Life and career section
8.What was the occupation of Bram Van Paesschen in addition to being a film director?
- A.Editorcorrect
- B.Producer
- C.Professor
- D.Architect
Bram Van Paesschen was a Belgian film director and editor.
Source: Introduction
9.In which city did Bram Van Paesschen die?
- A.Brussels
- B.Vilvoorde
- C.Antwerp
- D.Laekencorrect
Bram Van Paesschen died in Laeken on 10 January 2025.
Source: Life and career section
10.Which of these films was directed by Bram Van Paesschen in 2017?
- A.Silent Visitors
- B.Empire of Dust
- C.World of Blue
- D.I'm New Herecorrect
Bram Van Paesschen directed I'm New Here in 2017.
Source: Life and career section
11.Which editor worked on the film Silent Visitors?
- A.Jonas Govaerts
- B.Rachida El Gara
- C.Bram Van Paesschencorrect
- D.Jeroen Van Der Stock
Bram Van Paesschen edited films of among others Jeroen Van Der Stock, Jonas Govaerts and Rachida El Gara, including Silent Visitors.
Source: Life and career section
12.What was the release year of the film Pale Peko Bantu Mambo Ayikosake?
- A.2007
- B.2008correct
- C.2005
- D.2011
Bram Van Paesschen directed Pale Peko Bantu Mambo Ayikosake in 2008.
Source: Life and career section
13.The film World of Blue / Land of O. directed by Bram Van Paesschen was released in which year?
- A.2005correct
- B.2002
- C.2007
- D.2011
The second film Bram Van Paesschen directed, World of Blue / Land of O. (2005), won an award.
Source: Life and career section
14.Which entity was documented in Empire of Dust regarding their work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- A.European Development Fund
- B.Belgian Ministry of Transport
- C.China Railway Seventh Groupcorrect
- D.International Road Federation
Empire of Dust is a documentary about the China Railway Seventh Group building a road in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Source: Life and career section
15.How old was Bram Van Paesschen at the time of his death?
- A.45correct
- B.44
- C.46
- D.47
Bram Van Paesschen died in Laeken on 10 January 2025, at the age of 45.
Source: Life and career section
16.In which city was Bram Van Paesschen born?
- A.Laeken
- B.Antwerp
- C.Vilvoordecorrect
- D.Brussels
Bram Van Paesschen was born in Vilvoorde in 1979.
Source: Life and career section
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