It gained web fame for being created and distributed by a community of enthusiasts over the internet, and for its special effects made on a shoestring budget using standard home computers.
[5] Wreckamovie was considered a model example of the potential of Web 2.0 by Cisco Systems' Finland Oy.
[3] It was designed to films together with its community, and thus foster interaction with the audience beginning with the development stage.
[7][10] It was also used for the production of the reference movie for the service, the feature-length scifi parody Iron Sky., which reportedly raised 12% of its budget through the platform.
[12] In October 2009 Wreckamovie was chosen among the 36 finalists in SIME conference's Rising Star of the North -competition, finishing 23rd overall.