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Put these on your calendar: There’s a lot to do here, so you’d better get going.

1. Pre-Order Short Skin October 20 – As if sexuality isn’t awkward enough for teenagers, Edoardo’s embarrassing medical condition makes normal relationships with girls seem hopeless. Director Duccio Chiarini has crafted a coming of age story like no other, using phimosis, a congenital deformity of the penis as the teen’s barrier to happiness.

2. Read my interviews with the stars of Short Skin, Matteo Creatini and Bianca Nappi, and the director, Duccio Chiarini.

3. Watch The Dinner iTunes or VOD – Based on a book, The Dinner by Dutch author Herman Koch, Ivano De Matteo’s I Nostri Ragazzi is one of the best films of 2014.

4. Pre-Order The Dinner or get it from FilmMovement November 24.

5. Read my interview with the director of The Dinner, Ivano De Matteo

6. Get ready for Nanni Moretti’s Mia Madre, opening in the US November 12.

7. Get ready for Le Meraviglie (The Wonders) – It opens in the US October 30.

8. Get ready for Paolo Sorrentino’s Youth (La Giovanezza) – It opens in the US December 4. Join the Facebook Event.

9. Back New Italian Cinema with this worthwhile Kickstarter campaign – There are only 23 days left! Please help this worthwhile cause and get cool thank you gifts!

10. Send a birthday greeting to Luigi Lo Cascio – Only 8 more days until his birthday so send me your birthday wishes and we’ll make sure he gets them!