llana Zackon
Ilana Zackon (she/her) is a Canadian actor, writer, director, and creator. She has over 40 voice acting credits in commercials, animation and video games including Disciples: Liberation and Mordheim: City of the Damned. Ilana has performed on stages across North America, for companies including The Braid, Theatre Conspiracy and Radix Theatre. In 2014, Ilana founded the social issue theatre company Project X Performance, to raise awareness on the experiences of those living with mental health issues. Her short film, Grain, won the Toon Boom Award for Best 2D Animation at the Fantasia International Film Festival.
Ilana is also the former host of the Canadian Jewish News’ podcasts Culturally Jewish and Bonjour Chai. Ilana has written numerous articles for the Canadian Jewish News, including under her arts and life column The Jewish Nomad, and has also been published in Kveller. She is a vocalist and founding member of the Yiddish swing band, Di Svingers.