How this tech heiress became one of the most powerful movie moguls in Hollywood

Megan Ellison, the 30-year-old daughter of billionaire Oracle cofounder Larry Ellison, has cut a distinctive path in the film industry since she founded Annapurna Pictures, an independent production company, in 2011.

By financing hit films like "Zero Dark Thirty" and works by lauded directors like David O. Russell, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Spike Jonze, Ellison has earned a reputation as a producer who takes on the potentially great films that major studios won't touch.

Seth Rogen's new animated comedy "Sausage Party" - which critics are loving - would not have been possible without Ellison's financing, and many other successful projects have emanated from Ellison's vision and pocketbook over the past few years.

Read on to see how Megan Ellison became one of the most influential producers in Hollywood and a savior of great films: