COACH MAN GUY follows the path of a French Canadian ski coach who moves from Québec to Whistler, then to Santiago, Chile, in search of better coaching opportunities and year-round winter.
The film documents his time in the Whistler backcountry with a group of young skiers learning to push their limits and build the knowledge needed to travel safely in the mountains. In Chile, he turns the focus toward local skiers—sharing their stories, ambitions, and the growing ski culture in the Andes.
Alongside the travel and coaching, the film also explores the dynamic with his partner, a skier who’s determined to carve her own path. As she asks to be coached and join him in more serious terrain, their relationship shifts and evolves, blending personal and professional challenges.
Shot with a raw, DIY approach, COACH MAN GUY is a personal look at skiing, coaching, and the people trying to make it work across seasons and continents.
Canada
Director
Olivier Gingras-Gagnon
Filmography
Cachai ? - Ski Flick
Questions and Answers
Athletes
Olivier Gingras-Gagnon, Charles-Antoine Brousseau, Christian Cloutier, Alexis Miquelon, Emmanuel Depault and friends
Co-Presenting Partners
Collaborators
Media Partners
Film Guide
SKI CATEGORIES
For this year’s iF3 Movie Awards, any and all films about skiing, snowboarding or a mixture of the two are eligible.
AMATEUR
- Film of the year
- Skier of the year
ATHLETE
- Standout Female Skier of the year
- Standout Male Skier of the year
- Breakout Skier of the year
PRO
- Best Short Movie (under 20min)
- Best Urban Segment
- Best Backcountry Segment
- Best Storytelling
- Jury’s Pick (both Ski & Snowboard films eligible)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Film of the Year
SNOWBOARD CATEGORIES
Whether it’s focused on freestyle, freeride, urban, backcountry, telemark skiing, mountaineering, adventuring, a documentary subject, or anything in between, your film is welcome at iF3.
AMATEUR
- Film of the year
- Snowboarder of the year
ATHLETE
- Standout Female Snowboarder of the year
- Standout Male Snowboarder of the year
- Breakout Snowboarder of the year
PRO
- Best Short Movie (under 20min)
- Best Urban Segment
- Best Backcountry Segment
- Best Storytelling
- Jury’s Pick (both Ski & Snowboard films eligible)
- Best Cinematography
- Best Editing
- Film of the Year
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