Film in Europe initially engages bon vivant (7)
I believe the answer is:
epicure
'bon vivant' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'film in europe initially engages' is the wordplay.
'film' becomes 'pic' (short for picture).
'in' indicates putting letters inside.
'europe' becomes 'eur' (abbreviation for Europe).
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The initial letter of 'engages' is 'e'.
'pic' inserted inside 'eur' is 'epicur'.
'epicur'+'e'='EPICURE'
(Other definitions for epicure that I've seen before include "Liker of fine food/drink" , "anything but a John the Baptist type?" , "Lover of fine foods" , "Fine food expert" , "Lover of fine food and drink" .)