Symfony2 - Render controller action from template

gistfile1.txt

Twig: 
{# app/Resources/views/base.html.twig #}

{# ... #}

<div id="sidebar">
    {% render "AcmeArticleBundle:Article:recentArticles" with {'max': 3} %}
</div>

PHP:
<!-- app/Resources/views/base.html.php -->

{# ... #}

<div id="sidebar">
    <?php echo $view['actions']->render('AcmeArticleBundle:Article:recentArticles', array('max' => 3)) ?>
</div>