WAILEA, Hawaii — Zac Efron will be honored by the Maui Film Festival later this month.

The teen heartthrob, who starred in "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" and "17 Again," will accept the Shining Star Award on June 16, the festival's opening night.

Festival director Barry Rivers says the 22-year-old actor "is an exemplary shining star."

Rivers says this year's mantra is "Trust the Future," and Efron is an actor with an extraordinary career behind him and even more brilliant one ahead of him.

The five-day festival runs from June 16 to June 20.

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Information from: The Maui News, http://www.mauinews.com