South Korean movie director Im Kwon-taek won the Best Director Award at the 55th Cannes Film Festival Thursday together with Paul Thomas Anderson of the United States. This is the first time that a South Korean movie won a prize in the Cannes' competition section. "I have always felt as if under a yoke, but the moment they called my name, I felt the yoke being lifted away. It was a sensation of liberation, in a way," Im said at a news conference following the awards ceremony. Im was recognized for his latest film "Chihwaseon," a biographic depiction of famous Korean artist Chang Seung-eop. The movie was praised for its cinematography, which Im said was one of his key points for the film. Im said.....it was hard at first because there wasn't enough information about Chang's life. He said, however, that gave him more room for inspiration and imagination. Chihwaseon is the 66-year-old director's 98th movie. Im was also nominated two years ago at Cannes for "Chunhyang," a folklorish love story about people from different social classes.