Willie Nelson and Zooey Deschanel will be honored at this year's Maui Film Festival, the 10th anniversary of cinema under the stars.

Nelson is being honored with the Maverick Award "for having the courage of his convictions, a willingness to speak his mind and the backbone to withstand the heat from those who take issue with his vigorous expression of our collective constitutional right to the freedom of artistic and political expression," film festival officials said in a news release.

The award will be presented next Friday at the Celestial Cinema, followed by the world premiere of "One Peace at a Time," a film on solutions to global problems.

Deschanel ("Yes Man") will receive the Nova Award Thursday at the Festival's inaugural "Toes in the Sand" tribute at the SandDance Theatre.

The award honors "a film artist whose stunningly original and seamless performances consistently infuse each character they play with unique insight and wisdom." Deschanel's film "(500) Days of Summer" will show June 21.

MAUI FILM FESTIVAL

Wednesday through June 21

Wailea Resort and the Maui Arts & Cultural Center in Kahului

See film festival schedule, ticket information and film synopses at www.mauifilmfestival.com

THE FILMS AT THIS YEAR'S FESTIVAL:

Documentaries: "Art Officially Favored"; "Automorphosis"; "Back to the Garden: Flower Power Comes Full Circle"; "Between the Folds"; "Blue Gold: World Water Wars"; "Cash Crop"; "Dirt! The Movie"; "Facing Ali"; Highwater"; "Houston — We Have a Problem"; "More Than a Game"; "Mustang: A Journey of Transformation"; "One Peace at a Time"; "Rock Prophecies"; "Saint Misbehavin' The Wavy Gravy Movie"; "Unmistaken Child"; "Waveriders"; "What About Me: 1 Giant Leap"; "What Would It Look Like"; "The Women and the Waves"; and "Youssou N'dour: I Bring What I Love."

Features: "(500) Days of Summer"; "Adam"; "The Cove"; "Departures"; "Lightbulb"; "Paper Heart"; "Sita Sings the Blues"; and "Splinterheads."

Shorts: "Bewick's Mambo"; "Bhutan: The Last Dragon Kingdom"; "Gerald's Last Day"; "Hawai'i 3D"; "The Interior Monologue of Gill The Goldfish Film"; "Jabbawaki"; "Keao"; "Mutt"; "My Date From Hell"; "The Monday Before Thanksgiving"; "Photograph of Jesus"; "Processed People"; "Spleenectomy"; "Streak"; "War Dance Returns"; and "The Windfisherman."