Lilla Hurst

Lilla Hurst has a diverse work experience in the media industry. Lilla currently holds the position of Global Head Acquisitions & Content Strategy at Blue Ant Media since 2022. Prior to this, they worked as Joint Managing Director at DRIVE for nearly a decade, where they were responsible for raising co-production finance, overseeing acquisitions strategy, managing the sales and acquisitions team, and handling financial matters. Before that, they founded LILLAVISION LIMITED in 2008, offering consulting services, co-production brokering, and content sourcing for various clients in the media industry. Lilla also served as Head of Co-production at Channel Five, UK, where they sourced and negotiated co-production finance across scripted and non-scripted content. Additionally, they held positions at RDF Television, TVF International, and British Pathe.

Lilla Hurst earned a Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature/Letters, Media & Theatre from De Montfort University, which they attended from 1992 to 1995. In 1992, they also briefly studied French Studies at Université Grenoble Alpes. Prior to that, from 1989 to 1991, they completed their high school education with A'Level English Literature, French, and Theatre Studies at Framlingham College.