in 2008, "before the fall" became a buzz in europe. in spain, the film won the main awards in the most prestigious spanish film festival, the 2008 malaga film festival (including best motion picture and best screenplay), the miradas award (tve) for the best motion picture of the year and several awards and nominations in the actors guild of spain and the spain critics awards. on the other hand, in europe, the film was finalist for the 2008 european film awards and won the main prizes in some of the most prestigious science-fiction and fantasy film festivals including the silver méliès for the best european film in imagine (amsterdam fantastic film festival) , the asteroide award at trieste science+fiction festival (italy), and the screamfest crystal skull award for the best director in los angeles.