Cobbstar Productions, has announced that it will release a special edition, full length TV pilot of The Horizon online, directed by Stephan Elliott (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert), to coincide with World AIDS Day – 1 December 2016. A percentage of proceeds from all digital downloads during the month of December will be donated to ACON’s Red Ribbon Appeal to end HIV.
“I live in Sydney, one of the most vibrant gay cities in the world, and no one was telling our stories the way I see them. After seven years, the series is renowned for its realistic portrayals of Sydney’s LGBTQIA community. This year, we want to take this further and by releasing the TV movie on World AIDS Day, we hope to raise more awareness of the issues surrounding HIV and AIDS with our viewers.”Creator and writer of The Horizon, Boaz Stark commented.
Producer, Brian Cobb of Cobbstar Productions explained that the hour long episode of The Horizon was created initially to promote the series to Australian and US broadcasters. Based on the lives and loves of gay men in Sydney, The Horizon is Cobbstar’s digital flagship series which has achieved notoriety in Australia and around the world. It is Australia’s most successful online drama and the world’s most watched gay web program. Since its debut in 2009, the series has spanned seven seasons with over 110,000 subscribers and 50 million views online.
“The addition of acclaimed film director and screenwriter, Stephan Elliott, best known for his work on The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, has really brought the characters to a whole new, fabulous level. We went back to the start, re-making the first two seasons in order to link the entire online series with a consistent cast and quality level of production.” Mr. Cobb commented.
“I was ‘tickled pink’ to be able to step up to the director’s chair. Boaz Stark actually came to me five years ago for guidance on a small gay web series he was planning – who would have thought that this little online program would be such an important piece of content in the cultivation of identities of hundreds of thousands of people?” Director, Stephan Elliott, commented.

Funded by Screen Australia, The Horizon is a leading voice in the gay community. The special edition, full length episode will be available online worldwide