Talented and very famous Armenian animator Robert Sahakyants died in Yerevan on September 24 at the age of 59 shortly after being operated on.
On September 21 Sahakyants was taken to hospital as he had heartache. Doctors revealed aorta exfoliation, but unfortunately it was impossible to save the animator's life.
Sahakyants is well known for his cycle of animation films based on tales of Armenian classic writer Hovhannes Tumanyan. Some of Sahakyants’ well-known animation work includes Lilit, Kikos, Talking Fish, and For You, Armenia.
Sahakyants is famous and loved for his about thirty scenarios of animation films. His cartoons are known not only to Armenian people but he is also well known abroad, especially after getting awards at international film festivals in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Japan, Ukraine, Russia, Estonia.
In 1987 Sahakyants was awarded with the title of Honored Artist. This talented animator was also honored to be the Artistic Director of the Union of Animation films at the 'Hayfilm' film studio.
Along with creating wonderful, kind and wise cartoons, Sahakyants was also rather seriously involved in politics.
As in the company of friends and colleagues, Sahakyants was always easygoing, kind, friendly, simple and available in communication. By heart he always remained young and this was one of the secrets of his success.
Artistic director Erik Muradyan called this loss an irretrievable one.
Sahakyants had a big family, four children and seven grandchildren. His two sons are now in their way to discover the mysterious world of animation.
Mariam
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