Looks like the Bradenton Arts Movieville Film Festival that took place last May has been replaced by the new Skyway Film Festival happening June 12-14. Like Movieville before it, the new Skyway festival is being backed by the Bradenton Area Film Commission. Billed as a "new storyteller's festival," it is accepting submissions through May 1. Screenings will take place at the Manatee Performing Arts Center.

“Starting a film festival from the ground floor is an exciting opportunity and even more enriched by the community’s full support from the beginning. The vision of the festival will be to always focus on the story, the story of each filmmaker, from etching out their script, to raising financing, to casting, through production and post-production, and the final viewing of their work of art,” Joe Restaino, the festival’s artistic director, said in announcing the film via The Hollywood Reporter.

Restaino official festival bio states that "his work as a financial advisor to several in the entertainment industry led to his passion for film producing and film festivals. He is a recent alum of Independent Film Project (IFP) No Borders program at Lincoln Center, attends Sundance annually as an Industry Member and has been a guest juror at several film festivals."

His name, sans title, is listed on the staff section of the Gasparilla Film Festival taking place in Tampa March 24-29. Restaino's IMDB.com credits include producer of the locally shot film "Sex Ed" starring Haley Joel Osment.

For more info, go to skywayfilmfestival.org.