Panya Zhu is a Thai-Chinese director, screenwriter, editor, and producer who was born in Bangkok, Thailand.

He first received national acclaim in 2016 for his short film, White Paper, which received an Honorable Mention prize in the Thai Youth Film section and White Pigeon Award at the Thai Short Film & Video Festival.

And in 2020 the short film Fatherland was a runner-up award in the Student Film Competition at the Thai Short Film & Video Festival.