Background
Chua was born in Lundu, a little Malaysian village near the coast. He is the oldest son of his family. With a brother named Darren.
At the age of seven, Glen began experimenting with his father’s Hi-8 video camera.
Career
His best known film is Three O’Clock (film), a film about how fate cannot be changed, starring Alexandra Caldwell and George Amoako. With his interest in history, he also became known for his war epics, The Red Diary (2003), dealing with Japanese Americans during the Second World War, and The Ridge (2004) which featured the Canadian troops at Vimy Ridge during the First World War. During the summer of 2007, Chua began production on his film titled Into the Black Woods (film).
Chua also directed MEMORIES (film) in the winter of 2007.
Currently, the festival receives short films from around the world, focusing on Emerging Filmmakers.