French Voiceover Agency

Parisian (Standard) French is the broadcast and advertising default, neutral, polished and understood across the whole Francophone world. Québécois has its own phonology and vocabulary and is not a substitute for France French. For a campaign aimed at France, Belgium, Switzerland or international audiences, cast Parisian French. For Canadian francophone markets, cast a genuine Québécois voice, because Canadian audiences and regulators expect local delivery. Tell us the target market and we will shortlist accordingly.

For most corporate and broadcast work, yes. A neutral Parisian French voice is understood and accepted across all three markets. For advertising aimed specifically at Belgium or Switzerland, a native Belgian or Swiss Romand voice signals respect for the market and performs better in recall testing. It is a budget-versus-performance call, and we will advise based on your audience.

Yes. Several of our French voices are native speakers based in the UK with broadcast-quality home studios, which gives us London-hours project management and fast turnaround for UK production teams. Others are based in France, Belgium, Switzerland and Canada. We match the voice to the brief and the production workflow, not the other way round.

Parisian (Île-de-France) French is the neutral broadcast standard. Southern, or Méridional, French from Marseille, Provence and the Midi is warmer and more melodic, with open vowels and a distinctive rhythm. Parisian is the safe choice for national and international work. Southern French is ideal when a brand wants to feel regional, sunny and rooted in the South, often for food, tourism and lifestyle.

Where a script calls for French-accented English, we cast a native French speaker who reads English naturally. They can deliver anywhere from a light French colour to a fuller accent, matched to your brief. Faked French accents performed by non-native English speakers rarely pass a native ear, so for anything customer-facing we cast the real thing.

Same-day for most briefs. Send us the script, tone notes and target market in the morning and we will typically have two or three voice options back by end of day. Final recorded deliveries are usually within 24 to 48 hours once the voice is selected, faster if the deadline is urgent.

Yes. We cast West and Central African French (including Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon) for NGO, development, telecoms and pan-African brand work, and Québécois French for Canadian francophone and bilingual campaigns. Tell us the audience and we will shortlist native voices for the market.

Yes. Send us the script and we will come back with a shortlist of custom-voiced auditions, usually three voices, recorded against your actual script, within 24 hours. No charge, no commitment.