"Sad news. At the age of 60, Konstantin Arefiev, a talented jack of all trades of the Soyuzmultfilm film studio, died, the report said.
Arefiev at various times worked as a director, editor, animator and artist. The film studio expressed its condolences to friends and family.
Earlier it was reported that the author of the song All Star from the cartoon "Shrek", co-founder of the group Smash Mouth Steve Harwell died at the age of 57.
In August, Turkish musician Erkin Koray, known for his influence on the development of Anatolian and psychedelic rock, died in Canada.