Film Cafe | |
Picture Format: | 1080i HDTV |
Owner: | AMC Networks International Paramount Networks EMEAA |
Country: | Poland |
Language: | Polish English |
Area: | Poland |
Former Names: | Wizja Le Cinema (1999–2002) Le Cinema (2002–2003) Europa Europa (2003–2006) Zone Europa (2006–2012) CBS Europa (2012–2024) |
Website: | cbseuropa.eu |
Film Cafe (formerly CBS Europa, Zone Europa, Europa Europa, Le Cinema and Wizja Le Cinema) is a Polish film channel. It broadcasts contemporary films, influential classics, acclaimed favourites and avant-garde productions.
Distributors including Universal Studios, Film4 Productions, the British Film Institute, M6 and Sogepaq contribute the independent productions to the channel.
The channel was originally available in 15 territories across Europe and the Americas to over 6.6 million subscribers. Spanish language content was also available to Comcast On Demand en Español in the United States.
A Hungarian version of the channel was launched in 2004, as an expansion of the Polish channel, but it closed on 1 May 2009 because the channel was not popular amongst Hungarian advertisers.
Zone Europa's 14-hour schedule was extended to 20 hours at weekends.
On 1 August 2012 Chellomedia revealed that all European versions of the Zone Channels would be become CBS channels.[1] Zone Europa was renamed CBS Europa on 3 December 2012 in Poland.[2]
On 1 October 2015 CBS Europa HD was launched, replacing the SD version on the satellite.
On 19 June 2024, it was announced that CBS Europa was to change its name to Film Cafe by 21 August 2024.[3]