I do this because being creative makes me happy.
SAG-AFTRA - WGA eligible.
Former IUPUI adjunct professor Karl J. Niemiec is the grandson of Detroit Polish mobsters portrayed in his novel and limited series, The Polish Gang – 1929. Raised in the small country town of Jonesville, Michigan, near the Ohio border, Karl grew up working on farms, playing sports, shooting guns, and riding horses. He now lives in Carmel, Indiana, with his wife and four children, where he writes love stories that blend heart, humor, and grit across multiple genres using The Inside Pitch-recommended How to Be a Prolific Screenwriter, originally developed at UCLA Extension, and taught at IUPUI.
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Semi-Finalist
Desert Screams
Filmmatic Horror Screenplay Awards
Los Angeles
2026
Accepted into Festival
Bonjour, America
Golden State Film Festival
Hollywood, CA
2026
Honorable Mention
Out of the Coffin
Absurd Film Festival - Monthly awards
Cinisello Balsamo
2026
Honorary Mention
Don't Tell Mom
The Absurd Film Festival
Cinisello Balsamo
2026
Semi-Finalist
WILD BLOSSOMS
Pitch Now Screenplay Competition WILD BLOSSOMS January 15, 2026 In Consideration Semi-Finalist
Los Angeles - 6600 Sunset Blvd.
2026
Semi-Finalist !
WILD BLOSSOMS
Stage 32 + Color Farm Media Diversity Talent Accelerator Screenwriting Contest!
Los Angeles
2026
Honorable Mention
Law of Average - In the Endless City
Experimental Forum Feb 17, 2026
Los Angeles, CA
2026
Finalist
Potential Killers
Lit Laughs International Comedy Film Festival
st roberts Club Harrogate, Yorkshire
2026
Finalist
GOING BAD
Los Angeles Crime and Horror Film Festival- GOING BAD
Los Angeles
2025
Accepted
Saving Paradise
2026 NRDC Climate Storytelling Foundation
Los Angeles
2025
Finalist
Violent Behavior
Chicago Screenwriting Awards
Chicago, IL
2025
Winner
WILD BLOSSOMS
Asian Talent International Film Festival 2025
INDIA Ahmednagar, Maharashtra
2025
Top 18 out of 45 Selected
WILD BLOSSOMS
The Macoproject Film Festival
Los Angeles/New York City
2025
Award Winning - Best Feature Screenplay
WILD BLOSSOMS
Oxford Script Awards
Oxford, England
2025
Finalist - up for best screenplay
WILD BLOSSOMS
Cambridge Script Festival
Cambridge, UK
2025
Selected
WILD BLOSSOMS
Culver City Film Festival
Culver City, Los Angeles
2025
Nominee
WILD BLOSSOMS
Asian Talent International Film Festival
Ahmednagar, INDIA
2025
Quarter-Finalist
Doin' The Gangster
WideScreen Film & Music Video Festival
Toronto, Ontario
2024
Finalist
WILD BLOSSOMS
Reno Tahoe Screenplay Contest
Tahoe, Nevada
2023
Finalist - Solo Artist Music Video - Best Editing and Action
Doin' The Gangster
California Music Video & Film Awards - "Doin' The Gangster
San Francisco, CA 94123
2023
Best Screenplay
GOING BAD
L.A. Neo-Noir Novel, Film, & Script Online Festival - Going Bad - Best Screenplay
Los Angeles
2023
Winner
HARRY STARKERS
Beverly Hills One Act Play Fest - Tracy Roberts Studio
Beverly Hills
2023
Simi-Finalist
Potential Killers
30th Annual Fade In Awards Comedy Competition Email
Hollywood
2022
Semi-Finalist
Violent Behavior
2nd Annual Fade In Screenwriting Fellowship - First Ten Pages
L.A
2022
Semi-Finalist
WILD BLOSSOMS
2nd Annual Fade In Screenwriting Fellowship - First Ten Pages
Beverly Hills, CA
2022
Best Screenplay
WILD BLOSSOMS
WriteMovies.com A/Exposure Screenplay Contest
International
2021
Best Screenplay
POLO
WriteMovies.com A/Exposure Screenplay Contest
International
2021
Award Winning
Law of Average - In the Endless City
L.A. Neo Noir Film Festival
Los Angeles
2021
Official Selection
Don't Tell Mom
International Mobile Phone Film Festival
San Diego
2021
Official Selection
Out of the Coffin
Santa Monica Film Fest
Santa Monica
2020
Official Selection
Out of the Coffin
Gen Con
Indianapolis
2010
Quarterfinalist
WILD BLOSSOMS
Nicholl Fellowship
Hollywood
2005
Official Selection
Out of the Coffin
Haunted NewPort
Rhode Island
2002
Selected
To Answer Your Question
Great Lakes International Film Festival
Erie, Pa
Quarter-finalist for Diversity Category in Cynosure Screenwriting Contest.
Saving Paradise
Cynosure Screenwriting Contest.
Los Angeles
College
U of Detroit
Writing
19741975
College
UCLA Extension
Film Production
19761979
High School
Dearborn Fordson
Birth Date
July 13
Birth City
Detroit
Current City
Carmel
Hometown
Jonesville, MI
Height
6'
Gender
Male
Eye Color
Brown
Zodiac Sign
Cancer
Married To
Erin Harkess-Niemiec
Children
Vi, Kolton, Hudson, and Paisley
I do this because being creative makes me happy.
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