Creative Differences Productions

Creative Differences Productions, Inc.

Company type	Private
Industry	Film and television production
Predecessor	Termite Art Productions (1995–2004)
Founded	1995 (1995)
Founder	Erik Nelson
Fate	Separated from Lions Gate in 2004; continued independently
Headquarters	Pasadena , United States
Area served	United States
Key people	Erik Nelson (founder)
Products	Reality and documentary television series, feature films
Owner	Independent (since 2004)
Parent	Lions Gate Media (1998–2004)

Creative Differences Productions, Inc.—originally known as Termite Art Productions from its inception in 1995 until 2004—is a U.S.-based film and television production company located in Pasadena, California. The company was established in 1995 by Erik Nelson.

History

Initially operating under the name Termite Art Productions, the firm specialized in creating reality and documentary television content, including series like Ripley's Believe It or Not!, Unsolved History, Incredible Vacation Videos, and More Than Human.

On June 19, 1998, Termite Art was purchased by Lions Gate Media, a division of the Canadian entertainment conglomerate Lions Gate Entertainment, for $2.75 million.

In 2002, Termite Art introduced Format Farm, a subdivision focused on developing new television formats.

The company separated from Lions Gate on March 22, 2004, adopting the new name Creative Differences Productions, Inc. Following this transition, it broadened its portfolio to include feature films such as Werner Herzog's Grizzly Man (2005) and the Academy Award-nominated Encounters at the End of the World (2007).

Although Creative Differences became independent, Lionsgate maintained ownership of certain television properties originally produced under both Termite Art and Creative Differences.

Termite Art Productions

• What's So Funny? (1995)
• Cyberlife (1996)
• Amazing Science (1998)
• Too Extreme (1998)
• Speed Demons (1999)
• Incredible Vacation Videos (1999–2002)
• Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2000–2003; co-produced with Angry Dragon Entertainment and Columbia TriStar Television)
• Great Streets (2000)
• Tourist Traps (2000–2002)
• 24 Hours in Hotel Hell (2001)
• Celebrity Undercover (2001)
• Amazing Animal Videos (2001–2002)
• Amazing Baby Videos (2002–2003)
• What Were You Thinking? (2002–2003)
• Unsolved History (2002–2005)
• More Than Human (2003)
• The Brini Maxwell Show (2003)

Creative Differences Productions

• Cheating Death (2004)
• Science of the Bible (2005)
• Mega Disasters (2006–2008)
• GI Factory (2006)
• Everything You Need to Know (2006)
• Prehistoric Predators (2007)
• Best Evidence (2007–2008)
• Time Warp (2008–2009)
• Escape to Chimp Eden (2008)
• After the Attack (2008)
• Monsters Resurrected (2009–2010)
• Blood Dolphins (2010)
• Dinosaur Revolution (2011)
• On Death Row (2012)
• The 80s: The Decade That Made Us (2013)
• The Strange Truth (2016)

Feature films

• Encounters at the End of the World (2007)
• Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008)
• Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010)
• Into the Abyss (2011)
• Dinotasia (2012)
• The Cold Blue (2018)
• Apocalypse '45 (2020)

Termite Art Productions

• The World's Most Dangerous Animals (1996)
• Area 51: The Real Story (1997)
• Series: When Good Times Go Bad (1997–1999)
• Series: Busted on the Job/Caught on Tape (1997–1999)
• Specials: UFOs over Phoenix/Illinois (1997, 2000)
• Specials: The Science of Magic 1 & 2 (1997, 2003)
• Documentaries: The Ku Klux Klan: A Secret History and ‘‘Unit 731: Nightmare in Manchuria’’ both released in 1998
• Series: ‘‘Extreme Rides’’ across 1998, 2000, 2002, and 2003
• Specials: ‘‘More Favorite Toys/Their Favorites’’ aired during 1997–1998
• Documentary: ‘‘High Rollers: A History of Gambling in America’’(2000)
• Specials including ‘‘The Bataan Death Match/The Making of a Coaster/The World's Largest Amusement Park’’ from 2000 to 2001
• Documentary: ‘‘Nazi America: A Secret History’’(2000)
• Specials such as ‘‘When Chefs Attack/Mystery of the 364th/Street Gangs: A Secret History’’ aired in 2001
• Specials including ‘‘Return to Area 51/Crop Circles/Deadly Bugs II/Deadly Reptiles 2’’ from 2002
• Specials like ‘‘Top 10 Coasters 2002/Nostradamus: The Final Word/Big Bucks: The Press Your Luck Scandal’’ spanning 2002–2003
• Specials such as ‘‘Monsters: Put to the Test/Thrill Rides: Put to the Test/Dive to Bermuda Triangle’’ during 2003–2004

Creative Differences Productions

• Documentary special: ‘‘How It Was: Voices of 9/11’’(2007)
• Documentaries released in 2009 including ‘‘Nazi Death Squad’’, ‘‘JFK: The Ruby Connection’’, ‘‘Wild on Tape’’, and ‘‘Hitler's Hidden Holocaust’’
• Special titled ‘‘When Animals Bite Back’’(2011)
• Documentaries ‘‘Sharkzilla’’(2012) and ‘‘Monster Squid: The Giant is Real’’(2013)
• Documentary film ‘‘A Gray State’’(2017)