About Renault

Renault and the cinema

In 1899, Louis Renault appeared in a film at the wheel of his first car, designed a year earlier. This event marked the start of the love story between Renault and the cinema, that has lasted for over a hundred years. Renault has been a partner of the Cannes Film Festival for over 25 years.

Renault at the London Film Festival

Renault UK is the official car supplier to the London Film Festival, chauffeuring over 550 international directors and stars in luxury between airports, hotels, interviews and screenings across the capital. The festival has seen the launch of award-winning films such as Slumdog Millionaire and Walk the Line. The 2009 festival, attended by over 130,000 guests, comprised 515 screenings including 15 world premieres and 16 red-carpet galas in London’s Leicester Square, including the opening world premiere "The Fantastic Mr Fox", attended by George Clooney.

Renault and the London lesbian and gay film festival

Since 2000, Renault has been the official car sponsor of the London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, the biggest LGBT festival outside the USA, featuring over 200 films and shorts from 25 countries including world premieres and opening and closing galas on London’s Leicester Square. The festival also stages special events: with lectures, discussions, concerts and a junior gay disco on the programme. Stars to have attended the festival in recent years include Lisa Kudrow, Kelly McGillis, Matt Lucas, Tracey Emin and the Pet Shop Boys!

Renault's modern art collection

This collection of more than 300 works was put together between 1967 and 1985. At the start, it was an original approach to corporate philanthropy. The idea was not to buy finished works that were already on the market, but to put in place a policy of cooperation with contemporary artists who were interested in industry but had yet to make a name for themselves. Today, these artists are part of history. They include Arman, Jean Dubuffet, Victor Vasarely, Jean Tinguely, Erro, Takis and Henri Michaux.

The Affordable Art Fair

The Affordable Art Fair in London’s Battersea Park is a biannual exhibition of contemporary art. In 2009, the AAF celebrated its tenth anniversary - and a decade-long partnership with Renault UK. Chauffeur-driven silver Grand Espaces carry visitors to the Fair from Sloane Square station.

120 galleries display work - paintings, sculpture, photography and original prints - all at under £3,000. The 20,000 visitors range from art novices to seasoned collectors. Nicky Wheeler, show director commented "The capacious Espaces are perfect for huge canvases, sculpture and children!"

The Edinburgh International Festival

Every August, the Edinburgh International Festival takes over the beautiful Scottish capital city, presenting three exhilarating weeks of the finest international creators and performers at what is probably the greatest arts and cultural festival in the world. Renault has been the official car partner of the Festival since 1996, chauffeuring directors, artists and their instruments, costumes and props around Edinburgh. In 2009, almost 400,000 visitors attended performances, ranging from large-scale opera to more experimental cross-genre performances to Europe’s largest annual choreographed fireworks display to live music.

Renault Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2012

The RHS has worked with Renault over the years to showcase their 'environmentally responsible' vehicles at RHS gardens and flower shows. Continuing in 2012 the partnership is celebrating the launch of Renault Z.E., a range of electric vehicles which produce zero emissions in use that minimises their impact on the environment. Renault Garden opened at RHS Chelsea Flower Show. This garden demonstrated that a waste material such as pudding stone can be used to create a garden and sustain plant life. The inspiration came from a lost valley near Nice, a Natura 2000 protected area, where an abundance of plants grows in the most unlikely environment. Steep valley walls are awash with ferns and other plant life and waterfalls cascade down, yet the entrance to the valley consists of unpromising dry scree. The garden won a Silver Gilt Award.