How You Can Save Freddie French Fry With Marcel's New Spot for T-Fal

Poor Freddie. This anthropomorphic French fry has been branded as mere junk food all his life and is determined to right this injustice. With the help of Julien Faure as director and the Marcel Agency, Freddie has been given a voice in this Troublemakers production for Tefal Canada. 

A mix media venture, Freddie is a 3D animation creation conceived through motion capture and grafted into a live-action setting. In the first film of the three-part series, Freddie introduces us to his mother and pleads his case. Will you save the French Fry? His mommy would be so  proud!

Julien Faure is a director and designer. In 2001, he started studying product design, then carried on to interior architecture. Five years later, he met producer Jean-Jacques Benhamou from Mac Guff, who introduced him to the world of animation and pushed him to get a master’s degree in Arts at Penninghen. He then started developing characters and universes, for projects such as Rock the Boat, Brice de Nice, TocToc, Moris & Rodney and Fauv Squad. It is by getting behind the camera that Julien managed to fulfil his dream of mixing character design with live action shooting. 

Since then, he has developed a strong sense of detail, a deep sensibility of aesthetics and a sharp look on common everyday objects. His films are a mix of live action and graphic design, and tell stories in an original way. He enjoys diversity and tries to develop unique films.